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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. Who does the grandmother show the children she has whipped at the beginning of Chapter 5?
3. What kind of school does the Mother tell her children she is enrolling in?
4. What does the grandmother do to the person who bites her in Chapter 5?
5. Which of the following things does the Mother not tell her children regarding her life outside the room in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Chris help Cathy deal with the twins in Chapter 7?
2. How does Cathy react when she learns her mother is having a baby in Chapter 1?
3. What do Chris and Cathy realize about their bodies in Chapter 8?
4. What is the nature of the list of rules the grandmother gives the children on their first day at Foxworth Hall?
5. What does the Dollanganger children's mother do at her husband's desk just after his death?
6. What does the Mother reveal about the grandfather to her children at the end of Chapter 7?
7. What happens when the children play hide and seek in the attic during winter?
8. Describe the condition of the Mother at the beginning of Chapter 5.
9. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?
10. What happens when the twins come down with a cold in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the concept of imprisonment that is presented in the book. Why do you believe it took the children so long to accept that their imprisonment would be permanent?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the mother's surroundings versus the children's in Foxworth Hall. What can we learn about the motivations of the mother, based on her immaculate room and the children's old dusty attic?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the portrayal of jealousy in the book. What is telling about Chris' nature based on his jealous actions regarding Cathy in the book?
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