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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 type of cows do the Kinsellas have?

2. What does Mrs. Kinsella fill an enamel jug with in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 1, what day of the week does the narrator's father take her for a drive?

4. In Chapter 2, when the wind blows, what color does the grass turn?

5. What does Mr. Kinsella put on a saucer in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the bath the narrator takes in Chapter 2 different from what she has at home?

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

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

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

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

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

9. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator makes observations about her father. What observations does the narrator make about her father? What type of person does he seem to be?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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