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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. Who does the grandmother tell the children the person she has whipped at the beginning of Chapter 5 committed crimes against?
2. How does the grandmother demand the children keep their surroundings in their room?
3. What does the grandmother ask the children to have memorized in Chapter 7?
4. What is the relationship between Cathy and Chris?
5. What wing of the mansion do the children find they will live in, once they arrive at their grandparents' house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Mother try to encourage Cathy's love of dance in Chapter 8?
2. Describe the condition of the Mother at the beginning of Chapter 5.
3. What is the nature of the mean speech the grandmother gives to the children in Chapter 5?
4. How does Cathy react when her mother comes into the attic in sailing clothes?
5. What do Chris and Cathy realize about their bodies in Chapter 8?
6. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?
7. What does the Dollanganger children's mother do at her husband's desk just after his death?
8. What does the Dollanganger children's mother tell them about her father in Chapter 1?
9. What is the nature of the list of rules the grandmother gives the children on their first day at Foxworth Hall?
10. How does Chris help Cathy deal with the twins in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the portrayal of death that is presented in the book. What impact did Cory's death have on you as the reader? What does the mother's reaction to his death say about her ultimate motivations at the mansion?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the concept of escape that is presented in the book. Why did the children choose to stay in their prison for so long, despite being able to escape rather easily?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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