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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 1, what does Mrs. Kinsella send home with the narrator's father?

2. How often has the narrator's mother told her she should change her pants?

3. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?

4. What chores does the narrator think she might have to do at the Kinsella's place?

5. What is on the wall of the kitchen where Mrs. Kinsella stares after Dan and Mr. Kinsella come into the kitchen in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What lie does Dan tell the Kinsellas about the hay when he and Mr. Kinsellas come into the kitchen?

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

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

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

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

10. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

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

Things are very different for the narrator at the Kinsellas than at her home. How and why does the narrator have to adapt to life with the Kinsellas?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Foster? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters, especially the narrator? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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