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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the food Daisy spends most of her time finding and storing?

2. Why does Piper say they should catch and kill a rabbit?

3. What is the game Piper and Daisy play to help pass the time while they walk?

4. Why does Daisy believe Dr. Jameson might have had something to do with the arrival of the British military?

5. What does Daisy tell Baz though she swears him to secrecy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the effect of the war on the children? What are the changes in their lives that happen because of the war? What is known about the war and the invading army?

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

Who is Osbert? What is his role in the story? What is his relationship with Daisy? What is his attitude about the war?

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