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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 long ago do Gwendy's parents believe she might have hidden her magic feather in a screw cabinet?

2. What was Gwendy's father doing the time they arranged a surprise birthday party for him when he came home?

3. In Chapter 55, what room is Mrs. Peterson in?

4. Last spring how long was Mrs. Goff in the hospital nursing a broken hip?

5. In Chapter 37, what does Gwendy remember that Frankie Stone started calling her when she was 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thoughts does Gwendy have as she looks at the button box in Chapter 49?

2. Why do Gwendy's parents cancel dinner in Chapter 36?

3. How does Gwendy get her magic feather?

4. In Chapter 61, how do Gwendy and her father drive her mother crazy when she gets home from the hospital?

5. What do the Hoffmans look like?

6. What is the situation when Gwendy gets to her parents' house in Chapter 51?

7. What is Gwendy's jog like in Chapter 34?

8. Why does Sheriff Norris come to see Gwendy in Chapter 57?

9. In Chapter 50, what stops Gwendy from using the box?

10. Who is the third girl who disappears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Chizmar use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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