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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. How is Uncle Hob dressed when he crawls out onto the roof?
2. What did the doctors ask when Noreen, Milly and the girls went to the hospital?
3. Where had Willa Jo's father worked before it went out of business?
4. Why does Willa Jo want to go to the drugstore?
5. Where did Noreen and Milly take the kids one day?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Aunt Patty suggest taking the girls home with her for awhile and how does Willa Jo secretly feel about it?
2. What recurring dream does Willa Jo have and what does she do upon waking?
3. What are Aunt Patty's laments regarding people's lack of appreciation for her?
4. What does Uncle Hob do to ingratiate himself to the girls while they're sitting on the roof?
5. Explain the story Uncle Hob tells the girls about the summer he spent with his grandfather after his grandmother died.
6. Even though Baby died at sunrise, what flicker of hope does a sunrise hold for the family?
7. What insight does Uncle Hob offer as to why Noreen is coming to get the girls?
8. What does Aunt Patty suggest they do to get Little Sister to talk, and how does that send Willa Jo over the edge with her aunt?
9. Why does Willa Jo associate Baby's death with the sunrise?
10. Describe what happened in the house on the morning that Baby died.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Liz. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Liz's character in the novel?
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