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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. How is the grandmother's house after the flood waters go away?

2. What does Sylvie think about the aunts taking care of the girls?

3. For what do Ruth and Lucille depend on each other?

4. Where are Ruth, Lucille and Sylvie marooned during the flood?

5. What might be wrong with Sylvie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ruth's mother and two aunts do following their father's death?

2. What does the grandmother plan to do with the girls when she dies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How do you think Lily and Nona were able to justify leaving the girls with Sylvie? Use examples from the book.

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