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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. To avoid embarrassment, Aunt Patty tells other people that she sent the girls up to the roof to ___________________.

2. What does Cynthia hide in her dress when she visits the girls?

3. What is Willa Jo's reaction when Mrs. Biddle tells the girls that Aunt Patty is doing her best?

4. Aunt Patty tells Mrs. Biddle that Willa Jo is ____________________________.

5. What does Isaac give to Aunt Patty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Willa Jo envious of the relationship Liz has with her mother?

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

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

4. How does Cynthia's mother indicate that she knows her daughter is misbehaving while playing with the girls?

5. Why is the shopping trip to get new clothes frustrating for Willa Jo and Little Sister?

6. What act does Aunt Patty put on when Mrs. Teasley sees the girls on the roof?

7. Who is Cynthia Wainwright and how do the girls meet her?

8. What was life like for Willa Jo, Little Sister and their mother after Baby died?

9. How has Aunt Patty probably misjudged Liz Fingers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Uncle Hob. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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