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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. Elizabeth asks Willa Jo and Little Sister if they are the girls who _______________________.

2. How long will the girls be staying with Aunt Patty?

3. Cynthia curtly tells Willa Jo that Aunt Patty could send the girls to ___________________ when she gets tired of them.

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

5. How old is the woman in #3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Aunt Patty probably misjudged Liz Fingers?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Noreen. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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

Create a brief character study of Willa Jo. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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