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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 did the Kinsella's son die?

2. What type of shoes does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

3. In Chapter 5, how many times does the narrator remember holding her father's hand?

4. How much oilcloth does Mrs. Kinsella buy at the draper's?

5. At the wake in Chapter 5, what does Mr. Kinsella pour for the narrator to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how does the narrator help the woman around the house?

3. Who takes the narrator away from the wake, and what questions does the woman have?

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

5. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator keep waiting for?

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how does the narrator describe a typical day?

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

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

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

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

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Foster? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters, especially the narrator? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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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