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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. What is the title of Chapter 17?

2. What do Chris and Cathy make a rope out of to use to escape the room for the first time?

3. Where does the Mother tell her children she was for so long in Chapter 18?

4. Who is convinced their mother is sick or imprisoned when she doesn't visit them for a long time in Chapter 14?

5. What does Chris find his grandmother doing when he looks for valuables before escaping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chris overhear his mother and Bart talking about while hiding in their room in Chapter 19?

2. What happens when Cathy tries to stop the grandmother from beating Chris in Chapter 15?

3. What happens when the Mother discovers Chris out of the room in Chapter 11?

4. What does Cathy do one night when she finds her stepfather asleep in a chair?

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

6. How does Cory come to have a pet mouse?

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

8. How do Chris and Cathy come to make love for the first time?

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

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

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

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

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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