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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 the narrator tell Mrs. Kinsella is the work her mother is waiting to have done in Chapter 1?

2. What is different about the bath for the narrator from the ones she has had at home?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator see as her father turns off on the lane to the Kinsellas?

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

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

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

8. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

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

10. How does Mrs. Kinsella help the narrator with her bath in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Keegan use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

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

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?

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