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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. Where does Katie's uncle live?

2. How many chess matches does Katsu lose to Lynn?

3. How long does Mother have to stay in bed when she is young and sick?

4. What do Father and Katsu do on the first day Katsu is there?

5. Where does Katie stay for the first week of summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Uncle Katsu do to get the girls to stop crying during the drive?

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

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

4. What does Silly say that makes Katie feel guilty?

5. What does the woman at the hotel say when Father tries to rent a room?

6. What does Katsu talk about while Lynn is off with Amber and some boys?

7. What is the job of the man that Katie sees in the parking lot of her mother's plant?

8. What happens when Katie goes hunting with Uncle Katsu?

9. What happens to Lynn when Katie is 10-and-a-half-years old?

10. What do the girls misplace during the moving process?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Maturity and aging were strong themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how significant are they to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Each of the Takeshima siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how does their individuality affect the course of the plot?

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