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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 did the girls' mother try to get them to do every day?

2. Liz tells Aunt Patty that it is nice of her to invite Cynthia over to play because ______________________.

3. What does the woman in #3 tell Aunt Patty?

4. What of the following happened in the girls' home after Baby died?

5. Who is Liz' youngest brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Willa Jo especially sensitive about keeping Little Sister safe?

2. Explain how Aunt Patty's control issues frustrate her regarding the girls.

3. How does Isaac befriend Little Sister?

4. What is Willa Jo doing at the beginning of the book which irritates and frustrates her Aunt Patty?

5. Describe Aunt Patty's behavior when Little Sister rearranges the Hummel figurines in the glass case.

6. How does Little Sister communicate since she has stopped talking, and what does Aunt Patty think about it?

7. 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?

8. How does Aunt Patty feel when she hears the girls tell their mother that they want to come home?

9. Who does Aunt Patty threaten to call if the girls won't come down from the roof and how does Willa Jo stonewall her?

10. Why are Aunt Patty's pleas for the girls to come down off the roof futile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the American South during the 20th century. What precedents did these women feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? How were their lives significantly more difficult than the lives of 21st century women?

Essay Topic 2

Grief takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the family's grief? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Willa Jo learns from Uncle Hob? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Willa Jo always recall about Uncle Hob and how he was able to reach out to her that summer?

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