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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the helpful man get for Katie while she is waiting for her parents in the hospital?
(a) Candy.
(b) Crayons.
(c) A bear.
(d) Stickers.

2. How long does the helpful man stay with the family at the hospital?
(a) Until they are able to go home.
(b) Until Katie stops crying.
(c) Until the parents arrive.
(d) Until they get an update on Sammy's condition.

3. Who takes care of Lynn during the day when her condition worsens?
(a) Katie.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Fumi.

4. What does Sammy injure while on the picnic?
(a) His back.
(b) His foot.
(c) His arm.
(d) His hand.

5. Why is Sammy limping when Lynn dies?
(a) He wants attention.
(b) He is still hurt from the animal trap.
(c) He cut it.
(d) He fell off his bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lynn stopped doing since she got sick?

2. What comes in the room on New Year's night when Katie opens the window for Lynn?

3. Why is Katie unable to sleep very well when Lynn's condition worsens?

4. What does Lynn's mother want to keep after her death?

5. What scares Katie at the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie do for her mother just after Lynn dies?

2. What happens when Katie's mother calls from the hospital while Fumi and Katsu are watching Katie and Sammy?

3. What does Katie's mother tell her she must do when they get home from the hospital?

4. How much money are Katie and Lynn able to save for their house, and what does their mother do when they show her?

5. What does Katie realize that means, to her, she is now a big girl?

6. What does Katie realize while she washes dishes after Lynn's body is taken away?

7. What happens at the funeral that makes Katie fearful?

8. What does Katie do before they take Lynn's body away?

9. Why does Katie not sleep well, and what does she do to help this?

10. How do Sammy and Lynn look as Hank drives them to the hospital?

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