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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 is the name of the island Abigail wants to take the children to in Part 2, Chapter 11?

2. In Annapolis, what do the children split for breakfast?

3. What does Abigail make the children for breakfast the first morning they are with her?

4. Where does Will say the circus will be for a week if they need him in Part 2, Chapter 7?

5. How much does Dicey spend after being told to leave the circus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the children settle in for the night at the end of Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how long does Abigail say that the children can stay?

3. How do Sammy, James, and Maybeth get to their grandmother's place?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what happens when the children stop at a circus?

5. How does Dicey get directions to her grandmother's house?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 10, what do the children do when it is raining?

7. How does Dicey compare herself and her siblings to other kids they see in Part 2, Chapter 4?

8. What does Abigail tell the children about their father?

9. What do the children have for breakfast in Part 2, Chapter 2?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where do the children sleep?

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 character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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 Voigt use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Windy and Stewart are college students who help the children. Does James betray their kindness?

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