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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 color birds can the narrator see from the backseat of the car when she is driving with her father in Chapter 1?

3. What type are the fences around the Kinsella's fields?

4. What is the first thing that Mrs. Kinsella wants the narrator to do after her father leaves?

5. In Chapter 1, what is the narrator wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator does not know much about the Kinsellas or why she has been sent to live there. How would you describe their relationship when the narrator first arrives? How does their relationship change and a bond develop between them?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator and Mrs. Kinsella have a conversation about secrets. Why is it important to Mrs. Kinsella that there be no secrets at her home? What experiences has the narrator had that help her understand the connection Mrs. Kinsella makes between secrets and shame?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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