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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 5 when the Kinsellas and narrator come to the house where the wake is being held, how many men are smoking and leaning against a wall?

2. What does the narrator help fix for breakfast in Chapter 3?

3. What does Mr. Kinsella want the narrator to buy for him in Gorey from the money he gives her?

4. How many packets of food does the narrator eat after supper in Chapter 3?

5. What does the narrator sometimes hear people doing after she has gone to bed in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Mr. Kinsella tell the narrator to do before they go to town, and what does she think about what he says?

2. Why does Mr. Kinsella think it is time to buy the narrator some clothes?

3. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator notice on the news?

4. What does Mrs. Kinsella fix for breakfast in Chapter 3?

5. What does Mr. Kinsella do when he takes a break in Chapter 3?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what are the narrator and Mrs. Kinsella doing when Mr. Kinsella comes in from the yard?

7. In Chapter 3, why does Mr. Kinsella have the narrator run?

8. What clothes does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator in Gorey?

9. What does Mrs. Kinsella tell the narrator that a wake is like?

10. What does Mr. Kinsella tell the narrator when he takes her to the beach at the end of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everything is new and different for the narrator at the Kinsella’s house. Why is it stressful for her to be there? Why is she anxious and fearful?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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