View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of a girl who fell off a cliff into the river when Brandi was in school?

2. When does Ian remember that he gave his friend Drew a jackknife?

3. What type of car was Sandy driving when she rolled her car with Drew in the front seat?

4. What is the name of Ian's school's biggest rivals in sports?

5. Where does Ian start feeding the dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Ian feed Gather?

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

3. Who is Zach, and what are his plans?

4. How does Erin Abbot dress differently thanher mother?

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

6. How does Ian get a dog?

7. How did Drew's mother, Sandy lose custody of her son?

8. How did Ian get his legal name?

9. In Chapter 9, how can Drew afford to buy new clothes?

10. What is the main reason Ian goes to see the school nurse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Gather take place? How does Ian feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 3

Ian needs help, but he refuses to ask for help when he and his mother are struggling. Why does Ian refuse to reveal that he and his mother are struggling and they need help?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 714 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample