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

2. Where is the narrator's mother's people from?

3. Where does Mrs. Kinsella get clothes for the narrator after her first bath?

4. Where does Mrs. Kinsella have the narrator say her prayers in Chapter 2?

5. What color cat does Mrs. Kinsella have in her kitchen in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the narrator feel when her father leaves her at the Kinsellas?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Foster to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator wets the bed in Chapter 3. What does the incident reveal about Mrs. Kinsella and the type of person that she is?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Keegan use more metaphors or similes in Foster? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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