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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Frannie hear from the new boy when he sits down?

2. What does Frannie do as she and Sean step out of the rec center into the snow?

3. How old was Sean when Frannie was born?

4. What does the boy say is the reason he and his family left their home on the other side of the highway?

5. Why is the class cheering that morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frannie say about Trevor's reputation and the way other children felt about him?

2. What does Maribel say about the lunch and what is the comparison she makes to another cafeteria?

3. What does Frannie say about how quickly she's growing up?

4. Describe the conversation between Sean and Frannie as they begin cooking dinner.

5. What are the reactions of Samantha and Maribel when the new boy signs to answer the question posed by Trevor and Rayray?

6. What is the game Sean and Frannie sometimes play about sounds and give one example of their game.

7. What does Frannie say about her grandmother, her church attendance and her Bible?

8. What does Frannie argue when Samantha says that Jesus might have chosen to come to Price at this time because there's a war going on?

9. What's Frannie's reaction to Trevor's injury?

10. What does the new boy reveal about himself, where his family had been prior to his arrival at Price, and why he'd moved to Price?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Sean? What is he like? What are his challenges? How does he face these?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Frannie. What kind of person is she? What are the most important aspects of her life? Why are these important?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Lila? How many other children have died in Frannie's family? What is the impact on the family?

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