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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. When Marshall tells Tamaya he is sorry after she falls down in the woods, what is he apologizing for?

2. What is emphasized in the description of the inside of Tamaya's house?

3. Where does Tamaya remember sitting to read in her fourth grade classroom?

4. What fancy item does the lunchroom at Tamaya's school still have, from when it used to be a ballroom?

5. Why does Marshall temporarily leave Tamaya alone in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What offer does Tamaya make to Marshall on their walk to school in Chapter 12, and why does she think his response is not very honest?

2. Why does Marshall blame his parents for his problems with Chad?

3. Describe the changes that occur in Tamaya's rash overnight in Chapter 12.

4. What is Tamaya's attitude toward following rules?

5. What does Tamaya's response to the balloon writing prompt demonstrate about her as a person?

6. What advice of Ms. Filbert's does Tamaya think about as she is about to go into the woods, and why does she think about it?

7. How does knowing about Chad's threats make Chapter 5 more tense and suspenseful for the reader?

8. What are some of the odd habits that Jonathan Fitzman has?

9. What do the descriptions of the outside and inside of Tamaya's house communicate about her home?

10. What does Ms. Filbert's balloon demonstration show about her as a teacher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of a person is Jonathan Fitzman? Is he a villain in this novel, or is his character more complicated than this? How do his intentions match up with his actions and their results? How well does he do at taking responsibility for his actions? Write an essay in which you evaluate his character and show how details and language from throughout the novel reveal what kind of a person Fitzman is. If you use quoted evidence, remember to cite it in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

You have already spent some time thinking about the symbolism of the Woodridge Academy sweaters. But there are several other symbols that are important in the same section of the text. Think about the role that food plays in this section, for instance, or the importance of the trees Chad climbs. Choose another symbol from the part of the story where Tamaya goes into the woods to rescue Chad and Marshall ends up rescuing both Tamaya and Chad (Chapters 21-31). Write an essay that describes the symbol and then shows how this symbol is developed throughout this section of text. Make sure that your essay offers a clear theory about what the symbol conveys, and support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

One effect of having multiple perspectives in a novel is that the reader gets to see events and characters from more than one perspective. Think of an event or character that seems one way when presented from either Marshall's or Tamaya's perspective but that you understand differently when the same event or character is then presented from the other character's perspective. Explain how this event or character is presented first and then show how the reader's understanding is enhanced or changed when the same event or character is seen from the perspective of a different character. Support your ideas with evidence from the text, and remember that if you use quoted evidence, this should be cited in MLA format.

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