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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 toy looks like it is shivering in Gorey?

2. As the narrator walks with the Kinsellas in Chapter 5, what color does she see leaning up against a gate?

3. How did the Kinsella's son die?

4. In Chapter 5, what day of the week is it?

5. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator hear when Mrs. Kinsella fetches her downstairs because it is too noisy to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What card does the narrator pick out at a gift gallery and why?

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

7. 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?

8. What is it like in Gorey?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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