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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 does Jory overhear his mother calling Chris in the chapter titled Sugar and Spice?

2. What gift from his grandmother does Bart find waiting for him in the barn?

3. When Cathy and Chris are arguing in the chapter titled Sugar and Spice, who does Cathy say she took Bart from?

4. What is the name of Cathy's school?

5. What does Madame Marisha want Jory to call her in public?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chris explain to Corrine that Bart does to make up for being unskilled?

2. What does John Amos teach Bart during their first lesson?

3. Why is Cathy so concerned over her injured ballet student?

4. Describe Bart in the last three chapters.

5. Why is Bart upset with Apple after he returns home from the hospital?

6. Bart compares his part of the garden to Jory's. Explain what he sees.

7. Describe what Chris and Jory see when they find Cathy in the attic in the first chapter.

8. Describe John Amos.

9. What is Bart doing with Cathy's manuscript?

10. How does Bart describe the death of his real father to Jory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Bart needs the most attention from his mother. Give examples of how this need presents itself. How does Bart fight this need for his mother? What substitutes does he use for her attention?

Essay Topic 2

Identify symbols in the book. Go into detail about what each symbol means to the reader and to the different characters. Which symbol is most present?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the mood of certain settings. Explain how this mood is proved or justified in the story, giving examples. What descriptive phrases establish the mood? How does mood enhance the reader's understanding?

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