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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. Where does Cory hide when he is lost and nearly suffocates?

2. In what state do the children's grandparents live?

3. What does the children's grandmother tell them that children of the opposite sex aren't allowed to do?

4. How does the grandmother demand the children keep their surroundings in their room?

5. Who does the grandmother not wish to raise suspicions to regarding the children being at her house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the children play hide and seek in the attic during winter?

3. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?

4. How do the twins react when the grandmother gives them a mean speech in Chapter 5?

5. How does Cathy react when she learns her mother is having a baby in Chapter 1?

6. How is the Mother's childhood home described when the children see it for the first time?

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

8. How does Chris try to make the attic more enjoyable for the twins in Chapter 4?

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

10. How does the Mother try to encourage Cathy's love of dance in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Rules are integral part of the children's lives in the mansion, and also tell a lot about the nature of the grandmother's character. Part 1.) What can we learn about the nature of the grandmother based on the rules she makes the children adhere to? Part 2.) What impact do the rules of the mansion have on the way the children grow up? Part 3.) What flaws are present in the rules of the mansion, and why is the grandmother not able to recognize this?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of sex that is portrayed in the book. How do Chris and Cathy's views of sex become misconstrued when they are forced to teach themselves about the act together?

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