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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 is Mrs. Kinsella wearing when the narrator sees her for the first time?

2. In Chapter 2, when was the last rain shower?

3. When Dan drops produce on the floor, who bends to pick it up in Chapter 1?

4. Where does the narrator comment that the man who won what her father lost in a game of 45 sold the object?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the narrator arrives to stay with the Kinsellas, she has mixed feelings about staying there. Why does the narrator have mixed feelings about staying with the Kinsellas? How does she overcome these feelings?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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