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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. In Chapter 1, even how many months ago would Gwendy have never dreamed that she would live and work in the nation's capital?

2. What type of wood is the button box made of?

3. How old is Gwendy in Chapter 2?

4. What does Gwendy's father fix for dinner in Chapter 26?

5. What tattoo did Gwendy get on her right foot in 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gwendy upset when she sees her mother talking to someone at the end of Chapter 30?

2. In Chapter 14, where is Ryan, and why is he there?

3. How has Gwendy's father decorated their Cape Cod for Christmas in Chapter 25?

4. In Chapter 29 as Gwendy considers the turmoil in Timor, what does she remember about an assignment Ryan was on in Brazil several years ago?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Gwendy remember about her first visit to Washington, D.C.?

6. Who does Gwendy call as she drives home from the airport in Chapter 23?

7. When does Gwendy first remember seeing the button box?

8. Who is Patsy Follett and what does she look like?

9. What does Gwendy think of President Hamlin, and why does she avoid him?

10. Where do many first-year congressional representatives live and where does Gwendy live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Gwendy’s Magic Feather? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Gwendy’s life has been very successful. How and why does Gwendy seem to live a charmed life?

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