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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 does Mr. Kinsella read after dinner in Chapter 3?

2. What color trousers does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

3. In Chapter 5 as the narrator walks with Mildred, what does she see growing in the ditches?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does the narrator feel when she wakes?

5. When the narrator walks with the Kinsellas in Chapter 5, what dog comes barking outside a cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Kinsella give the narrator when they give to town, and what conversation do he and Mrs. Kinsella have about his gift?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What does the narrator buy at the sweet shop?

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

7. What does Mrs. Kinsella do when Mr. Kinsella says they should buy the narrator some clothes?

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

9. What can the narrator hear sometimes after she is in bed?

10. One evening after the narrator is in bed, what happens when it is noisy in Chapter 4, and Mrs. Kinsella brings the narrator downstairs?

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

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 3

The narrator wets the bed in Chapter 3. What does the incident reveal about Mrs. Kinsella and the type of person that she is?

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