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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. Why do Ruth and Lucille skip school?

2. How do Lily and Nona try to contact Sylvie?

3. What does a teacher say about Lucille when they return to school following the flood?

4. Who does Sylvie think Ruth is when Ruth finds her downstairs?

5. What might be wrong with Sylvie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sylvie goes downstairs during the flood after telling the girls a story?

2. What do the girls like about Sylvie as far as their mother is concerned?

3. How do Lily and Nona feel toward each other?

4. How do Lily and Nona feel about being in Fingerbone and caring for Ruth and Lucille?

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

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

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

8. What story does Sylvie tell during their stay upstairs to escape the flood waters? How do Ruth and Lucille react?

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

10. What do Lily and Nona decide to do about being in Fingerbone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Sylvie suggested the owner of a boat she steals is a lunatic? Do you think this reflects Sylvie's opinion of herself? Why?

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 think Sylvie is mentally ill? Use examples from the book to support your position.

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