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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's for lunch on Wednesday?

2. What does Ms. Johnson say about writer's block?

3. What does Rayray say when he comes up to Frannie and the new boy after Trevor has fallen in the snow?

4. What grade was Frannie in when she'd had her one and only fight?

5. What does Frannie say that each moment is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what had happened when Frannie was at Samantha's for dinner and asked for chicken.

2. What are some of the things Frannie writes on her paper as part of her assignment in chapter eighteen?

3. What does the new boy ask when Ms. Johnson tells the class to write about an important day in their lives?

4. What is the argument that happens between the new boy and Trevor that makes Trevor so angry?

5. What does Sean explain to Frannie about the bridges and what they mean for his ability to talk to hearing girls?

6. Describe the scene on Saturday morning when Frannie and Sean first get out of bed.

7. Describe the conversation between Frannie and the new boy about where he might have learned to sign.

8. Describe Grandma's attitude about sign language, how she communicates with Sean and what Frannie thinks about it.

9. What is Frannie's response when Samantha says that Rayray was right when he said Jesus would not come to Price School?

10. Describe what happens when Trevor begins harassing the new boy again on Monday.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the poem that Frannie likes about hope and feathers. What is Trevor's interpretation of the poem? What is Frannie's mom's interpretation? What is Frannie's interpretation? Which do you believe to be correct? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Frannie is very worried about her mother's health and she angrily says that she's not sharing her room as a way to express her worry. Is her reaction realistic? What are some other ways Frannie expresses her concern?

Essay Topic 3

What are the major differences between Samantha's family and Frannie's family? Are these differences important to the girls' friendship? Are they friends despite these differences or because of them?

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