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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. How do the children and their mother travel to the grandparents' home?

2. What does the grandmother give the children a list of in Chapter 3?

3. Where does the Dollanganger children's mother hide after the death of her husband?

4. Who is the first person to welcome the children and their mother at the grandparents' home?

5. How long did the Mother and Christopher keep their relationship a secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the mother tell the children she plans on earning a living in Chapter 6?

2. How do the children react to the grandmother's demand that they study the Bible?

3. What does the Mother reveal about the grandfather to her children at the end of Chapter 7?

4. How does Cathy react when her mother comes into the attic in sailing clothes?

5. How is the Dollanganger family's trip to Virginia described in the book?

6. What is the nature of the grandmother's speech to the children at the end of Chapter 2?

7. What do the children do with the art supplies their mother brings them in Chapter 8?

8. How does Chris help Cathy deal with the twins in Chapter 7?

9. How is the schoolroom the children find in the attic described?

10. What is the nature of the list of rules the grandmother gives the children on their first day at Foxworth Hall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dual nature of the grandmother that is portrayed in the book. What do you think is the grandmother's true feelings regarding the children, based on her mixture of punishment and occasional compassion in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of puberty in the book. How was Chris and Cathy's experience with puberty flawed due to their being locked in the attic together?

Essay Topic 3

Violence is a harsh reality that the children face on a nearly daily basis due to the treatment from their grandmother, their mother, and their overall surroundings.Part 1.) What role does violence play in the lives of the children in the attic? Part 2.) What is telling about the nature of the grandmother based on the acts of violence she shows the children and their mother in the book? Part 3.) Why does the Mother choose to use violence against her children after being subjected to it herself?

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