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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. What do Lynn's parents do for a living?

2. What does Katie think Lynn is doing with the boys she goes with while camping?

3. How does Katie feel about school?

4. What is the first big city they stop in on their drive to Georgia?

5. What does Mother do in the car during her break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Katie and Lynn do while waiting in the car in St. Louis?

2. What does Katie do that makes her parents angry with her, and how does she respond?

3. What happens when Katsu teaches Amber to shoot a bow and arrow?

4. Why does Katie feel so out of place on her first day of school?

5. What does Lynn tell Katie when she wakes up after the rabbit hunt, and how does Katie feel about this?

6. What does Katie say she would change about the plant if she owned it, and why?

7. How does the swamp near the plant that Mother works at get its name?

8. What happens when Mother comes home from work with Katie and Sammy?

9. What kind of discrimination is found in the plant where Mother works?

10. What does Silly do in order to spend more time with Katie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the ways that Lynn and Katie show their love to each other, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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