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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 does Ruth fear about Sylvie?

2. Why do the girls hear the aunts talking about them?

3. What does Sylvie do at dinner and in the evenings?

4. How do Lily and Nona make new friends?

5. How do Helen and the girls visit their grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth and Lucille's mother do after she leaves them on the front porch?

2. Where does the narrator's grandfather end up when he leaves home and what happens to him there?

3. How does the grandfather's house fare in the flood?

4. What does Sylvie look like when she arrives in Fingerbone?

5. What happens when Sylvie leaves the house when she first gets to Fingerbone?

6. How do you think the girls might be feeling when they figure out their Aunts Lily and Nona don't want them?

7. What do the girls do to keep Sylvie from going downstairs during the flood?

8. What does Sylvie do in response to Lily and Nona's ads?

9. What does Ruth do when Sylvie will not come upstairs when the house is flooded?

10. How does Sylvie feel about Ruth and Lucille going to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think the sheriff should have done something sooner about Sylvie and the girls? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Ruth and Lucille's life would look like if their mother had not committed suicide?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Sylvie's relationship with the girls is similar to their mother's relationship with them? Use examples from the book to illustrate your opinion.

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