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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 color is the Kinsella's house?

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

3. What does Mrs. Kinsella start to hang over the curtain rail when she puts the narrator to bed in Chapter 2?

4. What flowers can the narrator see from an upstairs window in Chapter 2?

5. When does Mrs. Kinsella say she last saw the narrator in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Dan and John talk about when Dan arrives with the narrator at the Kinsellas?

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. At the well, what can the narrator hear in Chapter 2?

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

8. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

9. Why does the narrator tell Mrs. Kinsella that her family does not have their hay harvested?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The Kinsellas seem to balance one another. How would you describe the relationship the Kinsellas have? What is conveyed about marriage as a partnership through their relationship?

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