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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 is Aunt Penny's husband?
2. How old is Elizabeth?
3. What does Willa Jo tell her mother which mortifies Aunt Patty?
4. Who is one of the Bible School teachers?
5. How does Aunt Patty feel about having Willa Jo and Little Sister at her home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Aunt Patty threaten to call if the girls won't come down from the roof and how does Willa Jo stonewall her?
2. Why are Aunt Patty's pleas for the girls to come down off the roof futile?
3. Why is the shopping trip to get new clothes frustrating for Willa Jo and Little Sister?
4. What are some of the rules that Aunt Patty has in her house?
5. 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?
6. What act does Aunt Patty put on when Mrs. Teasley sees the girls on the roof?
7. What is revealed about the time surrounding Baby's death which explains why Willa Jo and Little Sister want to sit on the roof at Aunt Patty's house?
8. How does Cynthia's mother indicate that she knows her daughter is misbehaving while playing with the girls?
9. Who is Miss Pettibone and why is she irritated with Little Sister?
10. What warnings does Aunt Patty give the girls about the family across the street?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "Getting Near to Baby". What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 2
There are several events of foreshadowing in "Getting Near to Baby". Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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