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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 does Chris overhear Bart telling his mother happened one night as if it was a dream?
2. Who eventually insists that Cory be taken to the hospital after he becomes very ill in Chapter 20?
3. What does Chris resort to feeding the twins when the grandmother refuses to feed them?
4. What is the title of the chapter when Cathy and Chris' plan to escape is halted when Cory gets ill?
5. What is the title of Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the children realize is the reason their mother hasn't visited them in a month in Chapter 18?
2. What does Cathy do one night when she finds her stepfather asleep in a chair?
3. How do Chris and Cathy go to a lake in Chapter 14?
4. How is Bartholomew Winslow first described in the book?
5. How does Chris get a key to their bedroom door?
6. What does Cathy notice about the gifts their mother brings them in Chapter 17?
7. What happens when Cathy falls and cuts herself with scissors?
8. What do Chris and Cathy witness at the Christmas party while hiding in a cupboard?
9. What kind of book does Cathy find in her mother's room in Chapter 18?
10. How does Cory come to have a pet mouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Violence is a harsh reality that the children face on a nearly daily basis due to the treatment from their grandmother, their mother, and their overall surroundings.Part 1.) What role does violence play in the lives of the children in the attic? Part 2.) What is telling about the nature of the grandmother based on the acts of violence she shows the children and their mother in the book? Part 3.) Why does the Mother choose to use violence against her children after being subjected to it herself?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the mother's actions before moving to the mansion and her actions after she brings the children there. What is telling of the true nature of the mother based on the evolution of her personality after moving back to her childhood home?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of irony in the book. How is irony present in the formation of Chris and Cathy's relationship after the grandmother demanded that they adhere to her rules?
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