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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 does Ruth feel about all the freedom Sylvie gives them?

2. What kind of pictures does the grandfather paint?

3. What does Lucille do to keep Sylvie upstairs?

4. How do Lily and Nona feel about moving from their home?

5. How long do the girls stay with their grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to the narrator's grandmother after her husband is killed?

6. How do the girls lie to Lily and Nona about Sylvie and what happens as the result?

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

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

9. When and how do Ruth and Lucille end up in Fingerbone?

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

As time goes by and Sylvie stays with the girls, the two sisters have different reactions and feelings towards Sylvie's eccentricities. Describe their differences and write about how you believe you would feel in the same circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sylvie comes home after Lucille yelled at her with huckleberries and made pancakes for the girls. Why do you think she did this?

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