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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 trains represent for Francie?

2. What is Francie's last name?

3. Which of the following does Francie's father NOT mention in his letter to Francie?

4. What sound does Francie hear as she sits under a tree reading her book?

5. Why are Holly's guests reluctant to eat their shrimp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What words of caution does Francie's mother give her about Clarissa?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Jesse's hiding in the woods?

3. What is Francie's reasoning for embarrassing Holly in front of her guests?

4. What is the content of the letter sent by Francie's father?

5. What does Mama tell Francie when she is concerned about Jesse's welfare?

6. Why does Francie end up in town on the way home? What does she see Holly Grace doing there?

7. Where does Francie see a "Wanted' poster of Jesse? What does Vell Green tell Francie about Jesse?

8. How does Francie get back at Holly when she is serving at Holly's home after Holly threatens her about spreading lies about her?

9. Describe some of the things that make Francie's life hard for her, especially for a girl her age.

10. Why do the Butler girls resent Francie? How do they taunt her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Francie learns from Mama? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Francie always recall about her experiences during her twelfth summer?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Alberta. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Alberta's character in the novel?

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