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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. When Gwendy was a girl, what would her mother always make when they watched her father's old slide around the Fourth of July?
2. When Ryan went to Brazil to cover a story about seaside villages taken over and eventually destroyed by a drug lord, how many weeks did he spend hiding in the jungle?
3. When did Gwendy graduate from Brown?
4. What does Gwendy give Harold for Christmas in Chapter 17?
5. In Chapter 30, where do Gwendy and her mother have lunch?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Gwendy sometimes imagine Patsy Follett and her receptionist Bea Whiteley are?
2. Who does Gwendy call as she drives home from the airport in Chapter 23?
3. In Chapter 22, what thoughts does Gwendy have about her success?
4. How has Gwendy's father decorated their Cape Cod for Christmas in Chapter 25?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Gwendy remember about her first visit to Washington, D.C.?
6. What two things does Gwendy find in her offce in Chapter 8?
7. In Chapter 24, what does Gwendy do when she gets to her condo?
8. What dream does Gwendy have in Chapter 19?
9. Why is Gwendy upset when she sees her mother talking to someone at the end of Chapter 30?
10. How does Gwendy describe Sheriff Norris Ridgewick in Chapter 28?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Gwendy’s Magic Feather and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does Chizmar use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?
Essay Topic 3
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
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