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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 does Willie paint on his first day in Mrs. Hartridge's class?

2. What does Carrie wear to school that she has never worn before?

3. What separates Carrie from the other girls at the high shool?

4. What news does Mrs. Hartridge share with Willie?

5. What is Tom's motto that he expresses once again with Willie when Tom talks about Willie's weak legs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Zach and his parents? Why would the reader question this relationship?

2. Chapter 18, is called "Recovery." Specifically, how does Willie begin to recover, and who helps him do so in this chapter?

3. In Chapter 15, "Home," what more does the reader learn about Mrs. Beech that has not been revealed before this chapter?

4. Once again in this novel, two people with tragedy in their lives will come together and help each other heal. In Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott" who does Willie meet and how will their meeting help each of them?

5. How does Willie stand up for himself in Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott," and how is this new for him?

6. How does the war change the lives of those in Weirwold forever in Chapter 21, "Back to School"?

7. What kind of a project does Miss Thorne and Geoffrey put together for the first day of school, and how does this project show that these two will make a good team of teachers?

8. How do the psychiatrist and Tom differ in their assessment of Willie's recovery needs?

9. How is Chapter 16, "The Search" suspenseful?

10. In Chapter 14, "New Beginnings," there are a few actual new beginnings. What are they, and what changes will they bring to the lives of the characters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the death of Mrs. Beech both a blessing and a tragedy in regard to Tom and Willie?

Essay Topic 2

How does the main setting of the novel affect the storyline?

Essay Topic 3

How does the theater play more than one role in the novel? What are its affects on the main characters?

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