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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 is the song Piper is singing?

2. Why does Daisy say she gagged when she ate that food?

3. What does Daisy do during the trip from the airport to her cousins' farm?

4. Which of the following was one of the precautions written on the flyer the children received with their rations?

5. What is the major difference between Isaac and Edmond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daisy expect of her Aunt Penn and why does she have these expectations?

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

3. What does Daisy say she discovers about Isaac in chapter eight and why does it take her so long to make that discovery?

4. What are some of the things Piper and Daisy do when they arrive at the barn where a group of soldiers are staying.

5. Describe the relationship between Baz and Piper, and what does Baz get from it?

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

7. Describe the McEvoy's two sons and their whereabouts when Daisy first meets the family.

8. Describe the visit by the two men from the council.

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

10. What is the theory Leah has come up with about Daisy's stepmother trying to kill Daisy and what is Daisy's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare two settings in the book, one in which Daisy or some other character feels safe and on in which they don't.

Essay Topic 3

Describe one of the days in which Daisy and the cousins spend time together, leisurely enjoying themselves at the river. What do the children enjoy most about their time?

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