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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. When does the narrator's mother fix pancakes for her?

2. What type of cows do the Kinsellas have?

3. Where does the narrator's father drive deep in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, what the narrator thinks she looks like with her hair all loose?

5. In Chapter 2, what light is there from the sun when the narrator goes to bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What familiar places do the narrator and her father pass on their drive in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 1, where do the narrator and her father drive?

3. What does the narrator imagine it will be like at the Kinsella's place?

4. How does a dog greet the narrator and her father when they arrive at the Kinsellas?

5. How is the bath the narrator takes in Chapter 2 different from what she has at home?

6. As Mrs. Kinsella brushes the narrator's hair, what can the narrator see outside the window in Chapter 2?

7. In Chapter 2, what does Mrs. Kinsella say when the narrator asks if there is a secret connected to going to the well?

8. How do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator get to the well?

9. In Chapter 2, how does the narrator get water from the well?

10. How does the narrator get upstairs and what does she see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the narrator arrives to stay with the Kinsellas, she has mixed feelings about staying there. Why does the narrator have mixed feelings about staying with the Kinsellas? How does she overcome these feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Foster takes place on a farm, in a town, and at the narrator’s house. How do these settings affect the narrator’s character and sense of self?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator does not know much about the Kinsellas or why she has been sent to live there. How would you describe their relationship when the narrator first arrives? How does their relationship change and a bond develop between them?

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