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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 time does Ms. P usually come into the school?

2. What color bandanna does Ian tie around Gather's neck when they go into the woods in Chapter 6?

3. Who brings Ian's mother home in Chapter 1?

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

5. What position does Zach say that Ian can play if he stops skipping practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ian get his legal name?

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

3. How is the farm where Ian lives different from what it was in the past?

4. Why is Peter Joyal not able to hired Ian to work at the sawmill, and what job does he give Ian?

5. What does Brandi tell Ian about being sick and getting better in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Ian get a dog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ian experiences great kindness, especially after his mother dies. How is Ian surrounded by kindness after his mother’s death? Why are their kindnesses important? How does kindness help Ian heal?

Essay Topic 2

Brandi injured her back when she was working at a nursing home. How did her injury lead to addiction and difficulties holding down a job?

Essay Topic 3

Occasionally the narrator directly speaks to readers. This is called “breaking the fourth wall.” How does it seem that Ian is having conversations with readers throughout Gather? How do these conversations provide information to readers that characters may not be privy to? What is the purpose of breaking the fourth wall?

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