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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 do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator dig in Chapter 3?

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

3. How did the Kinsella's son die?

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

5. What time do the Kinsellas watch the news?

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

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

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

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

6. What is wrong when the narrator wakes in Chapter 3 and how does Mrs. Kinsella react?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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