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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. Where are supplies for the cafe ordered from?

2. How early is school dismissed on Friday afternoons when there is a football game?

3. What business chooses Connaught for the company headquarters?

4. How much land did Alec buy when he bought the farm where Markham is a tenant?

5. What type of concert did Vera get Stanley to attend with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is November a difficult time for Vera?

2. How is Daniel treated at school?

3. What options does Vera have for work in Connaught?

4. Why does Daniel start running?

5. Why did Stutz call out the town's fire brigade after Earl set the field on fire?

6. Why does Daniel play hooky in May in Chapter 18?

7. How is business at Vera's cafe when she first opens compared to the business her father has?

8. How does Vera act when she gets discouraged and neglected?

9. How did Vera get Stanley to go out with her?

10. What idea does Stutz give Vera for work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 2

Vera marries a Jewish tailor. How do Vera and Stanley meet? What do they have in common? What type of relationship do they have?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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