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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 Willa Jo, Little Sister and their mother do after Baby's death to seem less lonely?

2. What are Willa Jo and Little Sister doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What is the first thing that Aunt Patty does when Willa Jo and Little Sister arrive at her house?

4. What do some of the girls get from playing in the grass at Bible School?

5. How old is the woman in #3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Willa Jo override Miss Pettibone's authority by removing Little Sister from the threat of ticks during lunchtime?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Liz respond to Aunt Patty who tries to make Liz feel bad by saying that her nieces associate with Cynthia Wainwright?

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

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

9. How does Isaac befriend Little Sister?

10. How does Aunt Patty react when Little Sister brings all the newts into the kitchen?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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