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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. In Chapter 11, when the propane runs out on the oven, how long does it take Ian to create an outdoor kitchen?

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

3. What does Ian bake to take to the Paerson's for New Year's Eve?

4. In Chapter 13, who has dinner with Ian and Brandi?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brandi's talk with Angel go?

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

3. What history does Mr. Collins have with Gather?

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

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

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

7. Who comes to plow out Ian's driveway on New Year's Day, and what does he want Ian to fix?

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

9. What job does Ian get in Chapter 11?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Gather? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Ian?

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