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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 was Ian doing when Gather wandered out of the woods?

2. What was the name of a girl Ian knew in fourth grade who got taken away from her family?

3. In Chapter 9, how many days does Ian have off school for Thanksgiving?

4. In Chapter 2, how many miles does Ian have to run to school when he misses the bus?

5. What color mug does Ian remember drinking from at Mrs. Ellsley's when he was seven or eight and his grandfather shoveled her walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ian eat in Chapter 3, and how does he get the food?

2. Why does Drew get suspended from school, and how does his father react?

3. In fourth grade, what did Brittany lose, and why did Ian's mother find it for her?

4. Why does Ian have to run to school in the rain?

5. What does Ian notice about his mom when Aunt Terry brings her home in Chapter 1, and what excuse does Aunt Terry give for Brandi's absence?

6. Why does Ian call the dog Gather?

7. Why did Ian's father quit sending money to support Brandi and Ian?

8. How does Erin Abbot dress differently thanher mother?

9. What conversation does Ian have with Sylvia about taking scraps for his dog?

10. What is deer baiting, and why did Gramps think it was wrong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ian comes from a poverty-stricken background. Even though Sylvia's father has lost his job, the family does not lack anything. How would you compare the Henrys and the Paersons? What is revealed about families through the descriptions of the Henrys and Paersons' lives?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does Cadow use artistic license to create the realistic background of Gather?

Essay Topic 3

Ian and his mother lack many things that most people consider basic needs to survive. Is Ian’s family poverty-stricken?

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