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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. Jory thinks that no one should be given more attention than _____.

2. What does Bart take from Jory's garden and place into his?

3. What pieces of furniture does Chris see in the attic that upsets him?

4. Who is Emma talking about in the chapter titled Shadows when she says, "Isn't she a living doll?"

5. What did Bart accidentally kill by squeezing too tight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bart get within hearing distance of Corrine and Chris's conversation in the mansion without being discovered?

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

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

4. Why does Bart prefer Apple over Clover?

5. What is Bart imagining when he is hidden in the garden with his painful, infected knee?

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

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

8. What kind of dreams does Bart have about his mother?

9. Describe Bart.

10. What does Jory notice about his parents when he considers what his teacher said about likes being attracted to one another more than opposites?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the few of Bart's thoughts from his narration that have a profound and surprising insight. What is he referring to when he thinks it? What broader meanings do these thoughts have, and how do they apply to the novel as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Bart's obsession with death. Does he really desire death? Does he want his mother to die? Does he wish for Apple's death? What does the idea of death mean to Bart?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the intricacies of and history behind Chris and Cathy's relationship. Why is their relationship so secretive? Do they see their relationship the way the world does? How do they justify it to themselves and to their children? What effect does this relationship have on their family?

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