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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 does the narrator keep from falling in the well in Chapter 2?

2. What type of dog do the Kinsellas have?

3. In Chapter 2, what bird can the narrator see from an upstairs window?

4. What type of gate leads to the well on the Kinsella's property?

5. What covers the bed in the Kinsellas' bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what clothes does Mrs. Kinsella get for the narrator after her bath?

2. What does the narrator see as she and Mrs. Kinsella walk through the fields in Chapter 2?

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

4. How does the narrator describe Mrs. Kinsella the first time she sees her?

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

6. In Chapter 1, where is the narrator riding in the car, and what does she do and see?

7. How does Mrs. Kinsella tuck the narrator into bed in Chapter 2?

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

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

10. How is the narrator's mother always busy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Foster, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different chapters?

Essay Topic 2

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective is Foster told? How do chapters build and add information? How does Keegan use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

Essay Topic 3

In Foster, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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