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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 kind of tree is near the river on the day Daisy and the others go swimming in Chapter 13?

2. What is the nickname Daisy has for her stepmother?

3. What book prompts Piper's decision they have to find and cook all their own food?

4. Who brings Daisy blankets for her bed?

5. What are the names of the goat and dog Daisy sees upon her arrival at the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Jameson want, why does he want it, and what do the children give him?

2. Why does Daisy say she doesn't talk about the war?

3. Describe what happens when Piper and Daisy find the signs directing them to Strup.

4. What does Daisy learn about the massacre and where Edmond and Isaac were when it occurred?

5. Describe any scene during Piper and Daisy's trip through the forest or along the river.

6. What is the state of the house when Daisy and Piper go back after they've rested several days in the barn?

7. Describe the reunion between the girls and Jet.

8. Describe the room Daisy is going to use during her stay in England?

9. What is Daisy's reaction when Osbert says she and Piper have to leave without Edmond and Isaac?

10. Describe Daisy's first meeting with Aunt Penn.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daisy's mother died when Daisy was born. What is the effect of her mother's death on Daisy? What are some of the things Daisy says she wants to know about her mother? What are some of the things she learns from Aunt Penn?

Essay Topic 2

What is the reaction of people in the village to the beginning of the war? Why does the interaction of the people of the village come to a stop? What was the source of the rumor that brings the interaction to a stop? How does Daisy discover the truth?

Essay Topic 3

What is the most important theme of the story? Why is this theme important? List at least three examples of this theme.

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