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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 is the grandfather described when Chris and Cathy see him at the Christmas party?

2. What does Chris do when he begins sneaking out of the bedroom in Chapter 18?

3. What do the children find to put the pet mouse in?

4. How does Chris react when he learns Cathy kissed Bart?

5. Where do Cathy and Chris hide to watch the Christmas Party in the mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Mother discuss menstruation with Cathy in the book?

2. What kind of book does Cathy find in her mother's room in Chapter 18?

3. How does Chris get a key to their bedroom door?

4. What happens when Cathy falls and cuts herself with scissors?

5. How do the grandmother and mother react when Cory becomes ill in Chapter 20?

6. What does Cathy notice about the gifts their mother brings them in Chapter 17?

7. What do the children realize is the reason their mother hasn't visited them in a month in Chapter 18?

8. How is Chris and Cathy's first kiss described in the book?

9. What does Chris do when the grandmother accuses him and Cathy of incest in Chapter 13?

10. What do Chris and Cathy witness at the Christmas party while hiding in a cupboard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Incest is a theme presented in various ways in the book. Part 1.) How might the children's opinions of their parents change after discovering they were related? Part 2.) How does the grandmother inadvertently cause the incest to occur between Cathy and Chris, and what impact must this have on her? Part 3.) How does the author almost make incest excusable in the book, and what reason does she have for this?

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