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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 the name of the cow that always looked for Ian when he worked helping get hay in on the Elroy farm when he was 13?

2. In Chapter 12, how many shirts does Ian buy at Goodwill?

3. What type of shirt does Zach accuse Ian of stealing?

4. How much are back taxes on the farm?

5. What does Ian spend his last $13 on in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories does Ian have about Sugar Road, and how does it change?

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

3. Why is a letter addressed to George Henri in February rather than George Henry?

4. What advice does The Sharpe have for Ian regarding the tax problem?

5. What was the best Thanksgiving Ian remembers?

6. What does Ian make to take to the Paersons' for the New Year's?

7. How does Ian picture what spiral ham is, and how does he feel when he sees one?

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

9. What does Ian fix at the Paersons?

10. What problem is there with the property taxes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Gather? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Cadow uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Ian’s family have been farmers, and farming has been difficult for them. Why has farming been difficult for the Henrys? Why does Ian want to be a farmer even though it has not proved profitable for his family?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Cadow use foreshadowing in Gather? How does the use of foreshadowing create suspense or anticipation?

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