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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry confess to Mick in Part 2, Chapter 9?

2. What epidemic keeps Dr. Copeland busy during February?

3. What happens in June that changes everything for Mick?

4. Why does Mick think boys have it better than girls?

5. In Chapter 9 what is the Kellys biggest problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the composition written by the young boy and determine what were the problems Doctor Copeland had with the composition.

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between this Southern town and Northern towns of equal size? Does the location of the story make a difference in this story? Why? How would the story change if it took place in a different location? What would be lost from the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the kind of relationship Mick Kelly has with her family, especially her mother. Why doesn't Mick confide in her parents about her dreams? What happened to the close relationship she once had with her older brother? Why does Mick seem closest to her younger brothers? At one point in the novel Mick keeps asking her brother Bubber/George if he loves her. Why was it so important to her that he love her not just because she was his sister?

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