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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 Katie's father do that gets him fired?
(a) Tries to start a union.
(b) Lets Katie and Sammy come to work with him.
(c) Apologizes about the window.
(d) Takes a chick home to Katie.

2. What does Katie's father use to break something when he is angry?
(a) His fists.
(b) A rock.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A two-by-four.

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

4. What does Katie's mother feed Lynn every day when she gets out of the hospital?
(a) Liver.
(b) Steak.
(c) Kimchie.
(d) Broccoli.

5. What game does Katie play while Lynn is in the hospital?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Boggle.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Katie's parents talk about at night after the picnic?

2. Who builds the box for Lynn's altar?

3. Who stays with Lynn in the bigger hospital most of the time?

4. Who goes with Katie to find what is left at the picnic site?

5. What happens that makes Lynn's parents relax a little?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie see when she goes into Lynn's room just after she dies?

2. How does this book end?

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

4. What does Katie write in her essay about Lynn?

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

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

7. What does Aunt Fumi say when Katie asks why Katsu is not a land surveyor anymore?

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

9. How does Katie find out what is really wrong with Lynn?

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

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