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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 is Lynn really sick with?
(a) Lymphoma.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Lyme disease.
(d) Lysteria.

2. What does Katie like about the hatchery her father works at?
(a) The baby chicks.
(b) The freedom.
(c) The conversation.
(d) The food.

3. Who comes to watch Katie and Sammy while Lynn is at the hospital?
(a) Mrs. Kilgore.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Mortori.
(c) Fumi and Katsu.
(d) Mrs. Kanagawa.

4. What comes in the room on New Year's night when Katie opens the window for Lynn?
(a) A fly.
(b) A leaf.
(c) A bird.
(d) A moth.

5. What does Katie's mother tell her to do for the man who helped her?
(a) Make him some food.
(b) Write him a thank you note.
(c) Pray for him.
(d) Buy him a gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will they put Katie and Lynn's desks in the new house?

2. What makes Katie's father laugh?

3. What kind of tree is outside the new house?

4. What does Katie sleep on when Lynn gets back from the hospital?

5. What does Katie's father use to break something when he is angry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Silly do before she leaves Katie's house on her birthday, and why?

4. What do Katie and Sammy do at the hatchery?

5. How does this book end?

6. What does Katie steal from the hatchery, and what does she do with what she steals?

7. What does Hank do when they get to the hospital?

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

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

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

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