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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 does the family keep animals, according to Osbert?

2. What is the word Aunt Penn uses to describe Daisy that comes as such a surprise to Daisy?

3. How many kids are staring at Daisy through the window of the vehicle when she first sees them at the farm?

4. What is the news Osbert has when he enters the house after Daisy has written a letter to Leah?

5. What does Daisy say is the sound Piper makes when she discovers Daisy is awake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy say about her real name and her nickname?

2. Describe how Joe and Major McEvoy are killed.

3. What is the news the military official has for the five children when he arrives and what is Osbert's reaction?

4. List three details about the day the five children spend at the river in chapter thirteen.

5. What is the role each girl plays in the fishing trip in chapter twenty-eight and why does Daisy say she plays that role?

6. How does Daisy spend most of her days with regard to gathering food and how does that compare to how Piper spends most of her days?

7. How does the army official driving Daisy and Piper to their new home interacts with the invading army officials who have checkpoints set up, and what is Daisy's reaction to this interaction?

8. How does Daisy explain how Isaac's connection with animals might help locate a lost cat?

9. Describe the trip between the farm where all the dead bodies were and Piper's house.

10. Describe how Daisy and the cousins set out for the first fishing trip, including Daisy's reactions to the invitation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Aunt Penn. What is Daisy's impression of Aunt Penn in the brief time they spend together? What are some of the things Daisy learns from Aunt Penn?

Essay Topic 3

What is Isaac's special ability with animals? What are some of the examples of this connection?

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