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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. Who is the mailroom boy at Nancy's job?

2. Who is Nancy's mom's friend from the office?

3. What grade does Nancy get on her state math reports?

4. When does Nancy go to her dad's during the holidays in the January diary entries?

5. Where does Nancy's dad tell her she was almost born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do boys at school tease Nancy in April?

2. What is the nightmare Nancy has in February?

3. What does Mrs. Maggleby, the school nurse, do at the beginning of April?

4. Why does Nancy go to Liz's office at the beginning of June?

5. What does Nancy remember about the kids she thinks she saw Collin with?

6. What did Nancy and her dad do on New Year's Day?

7. Why is Nancy happy about the results of the state math report?

8. What is Doodle Day at Nancy's school?

9. What does Nancy want to do at Buttercup Lake with Dorie?

10. Who is Adam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept and idea of promises is another important element to the story. Write a response focusing on the promises present in the story and their role in the story's development. What promises are made? Which promises are kept and which are broken? What does the keeping of or breaking of the promises do to the characters in the story? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Nancy's friend Lew is a very religious person, as is Red's Uncle Bill and Nancy herself. There are several references throughout the book to religion, sin, and repenting. Write a response focusing on the theme of religion and sin as presented in the story. What characters are religious? How is sin and religion portrayed in the book? How do the characters deal with religion and sin? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Since the story is a true story from Nancy's diary, the diary is a central element to the book. Write a response exploring the importance of Nancy's diary to the story. What does the reader learn through her diary? How does her diary help Nancy deal with the conflicts in the story? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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