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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. Willa Jo and Little Sister are most worried about ___________________.

2. What do some of the girls get from playing in the grass at Bible School?

3. How does Aunt Patty feel when Little Sister uses sign language in front of other people?

4. What is the girls' mother's name?

5. What can Willa Jo not tell her mother on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Elizabeth Fingers and how do the girls meet her?

2. How does Aunt Patty begin to change her mind about the Fingers kids?

3. How does Liz respond to Aunt Patty who tries to make Liz feel bad by saying that her nieces associate with Cynthia Wainwright?

4. How does Willa Jo override Miss Pettibone's authority by removing Little Sister from the threat of ticks during lunchtime?

5. Who is Miss Pettibone and why is she irritated with Little Sister?

6. What are Willa Jo and Little Sister doing that makes Aunt Patty so upset and especially frustrated with Willa Jo?

7. What warnings does Aunt Patty give the girls about the family across the street?

8. How does Aunt Patty surprise Noreen and the girls one day while they are napping?

9. Why does Willa Jo resent Uncle Hob's response to the girls' new clothes and why does Willa Jo think that Aunt Patty doesn't know much about children?

10. Describe how Cynthia Wainwright antagonizes the girls when she comes for a visit.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Audrey Couloumbis is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Milly. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Milly's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of pride. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.

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