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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. Who finds the Binewski children hiding in a cherry tree?

2. What is Elly's birth defect?

3. What is the name of the Binewski family's circus?

4. How does Zephr McGurk affect Arty's show?

5. How does Chick react to circus life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Oly feel guilty after her performance at Miranda's work?

2. Why is Chick almost abandoned by the Binewski family?

3. How does Oly gain access to Miss Lick's life?

4. Why does Oly visit Miranda in her apartment?

5. What is Arturism?

6. What happens to the Binewski family in the parking lot of the shopping center?

7. How does the family realize that Chick has special powers?

8. How is the twins' sick horse healed?

9. Describe how we first see Oly's adult life.

10. What does the article Oly finds tell us about Dr. Phyllis time in medical school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pride is another emotion that runs heavily through the characters of the novel. In an essay, explain how have you seen pride and control intermingle throughout the text. Compare/contrast Arty's pride versus Oly's pride as well as the pride that Miss Lick has in her projects versus the pride that she hopes to gift her projects.

Essay Topic 2

The twins present an interesting relationship as they long to be individuals, but physically share one body. In an essay, discuss how the twins are characterized as individuals in the novel. Then, compare/contrast the ways that their shared body helps/hinders them. Finally, explore the twins' romantic relationships and explain how each suitor affects the each twin's relationship with the other.

Essay Topic 3

Al Binewski has strict rules that the children are to be kept separate from the outside world. There are many reasons for these rules. In an essay, describe two of the reasons why Al may have wanted to keep his children hidden from the townsfolk. Describe two incidents in which the children do come into contact with outsiders, and the outcome of those meetings, and describe the way that isolation has affected one, or more, of the Binewski children.

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