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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. Cynthia curtly tells Willa Jo that Aunt Patty could send the girls to ___________________ when she gets tired of them.
2. How can Cynthia best be described?
3. Where does Willa Jo watch the sunrise at Aunt Patty's house?
4. What did Willa Jo, Little Sister and their mother do after Baby's death to seem less lonely?
5. Aunt Patty tells Liz that Willa Jo and Little Sister have ____________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Aunt Patty eventually offer to take Willa Jo and Little Sister for awhile?
2. How does Liz respond to Aunt Patty who tries to make Liz feel bad by saying that her nieces associate with Cynthia Wainwright?
3. What are Willa Jo and Little Sister doing that makes Aunt Patty so upset and especially frustrated with Willa Jo?
4. Why are Willa Jo and Little Sister staying with Aunt Patty, and how long will they be there?
5. How does Little Sister communicate since she has stopped talking, and what does Aunt Patty think about it?
6. What act does Aunt Patty put on when Mrs. Teasley sees the girls on the roof?
7. How does Aunt Patty begin to change her mind about the Fingers kids?
8. Why is the shopping trip to get new clothes frustrating for Willa Jo and Little Sister?
9. How does Aunt Patty feel when she hears the girls tell their mother that they want to come home?
10. What is Willa Jo doing at the beginning of the book which irritates and frustrates her Aunt Patty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the lives of Willa Jo and Liz. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?
Essay Topic 2
"Getting Near to Baby" is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
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