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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 did the doctor in Chapter 16 want to send Earl?
2. What does Vera start thinking she will fix for her father to eat in Chapter 12?
3. Where did Earl wait the entire day that Alec was supposed to see his crop?
4. When does Vera decide that she needs to teach Daniel to dance?
5. What does Vera want to hear from her father in Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation do Alec and Daniel have about Earl in Chapter 11?
2. How did Vera get Stanley to go out with her?
3. Why does Daniel start running?
4. Why does Daniel play hooky in May in Chapter 18?
5. What advice does Alec give Daniel about dancing?
6. Why does Vera prefer John F. Kennedy for the United States president?
7. What idea does Stutz give Vera for work?
8. Why does Daniel not tell his mother that he is seeing his grandfather?
9. How does Alec feel once he realizes that Vera and Daniel are gone for good?
10. In Chapter 14, why is Vera so upset in the weeks before Christmas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
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