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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. Why does Aunt Patty not want Willa Jo and Little Sister to play with the family across the street?
2. What is Cynthia's last name?
3. Aunt Patty tells Liz that Willa Jo and Little Sister have ____________________.
4. What does Elizabeth do when Willa Jo and Little Sister cry?
5. What is the woman in #3 doing when Willa Jo sees her?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Aunt Patty's control issues frustrate her regarding the girls.
2. What was life like for Willa Jo, Little Sister and their mother after Baby died?
3. What is Willa Jo doing at the beginning of the book which irritates and frustrates her Aunt Patty?
4. How does Liz respond to Aunt Patty who tries to make Liz feel bad by saying that her nieces associate with Cynthia Wainwright?
5. How does Willa Jo override Miss Pettibone's authority by removing Little Sister from the threat of ticks during lunchtime?
6. What did Willa Jo and Little Sister's mother tell them about where Baby went?
7. How does Miss Pettibone show that she has a sarcastic nature?
8. Why is the shopping trip to get new clothes frustrating for Willa Jo and Little Sister?
9. How has Aunt Patty probably misjudged Liz Fingers?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the greatest lesson Willa Jo learns from Aunt Patty? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Willa Jo always recall about her experiences during her twelfth summer?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Liz. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Liz's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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