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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 type of pie does Ian remember having on his best Thanksgiving?

2. In Chapter 12, how much money does Ian give his mother when she goes to Angie's?

3. How much money does Gram send with her Christmas card?

4. What type of meat has Tamara bought for New Year's Eve?

5. How many cows does Paul's family milk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ian learn about the no-trespassing signs on Sugar Road?

2. What job does Peter Joyal offer Ian in January?

3. What was the best Thanksgiving Ian remembers?

4. What problem is there with the property taxes?

5. What job does Ian get in Chapter 11?

6. What becomes Ian's routine at Angel's before school?

7. Why did Ian's grandfather drop out of college?

8. How does Ian figure out how to cook the Thanksgiving turkey and other fixings Aunt Terry brings from the food pantry?

9. When does Ian realize his mom likes Gather?

10. In Chapter 12, why does Brandi dress up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Gather, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Ian writes a poem based on Robert Frost’s poem, "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening." What does the poem mean and how does it express Ian’s thoughts about land and land ownership?

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