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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 do Lily and Nona do about Sylvie and the girls?

2. Where does Sylvie go when she leaves the house the day after she meets Ruth?

3. During the flood, what happens when Sylvie goes downstairs?

4. Why does Sylvie think the woman with four children is alone?

5. How do Lily and Nona feel about children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about her grandfather's youth in the first chapter?

2. What do the girls know about Sylvie after one day in the house?

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

4. Why do Ruth and Lucille believe their aunt is an unstable person?

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

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

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

8. What do the girls see at the lake while skipping school?

9. What happens to the town the second week that Sylvie is in Fingerbone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Ruth and Lucille liked Sylvie when they met her? Use examples from the book and give your own opinion in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How did you feel about the ending of this book? Why?

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