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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 Katsu practice his chess moves?

2. What has Lynn done when Katie has been sick in bed?

3. What does the woman who watches Katie during the day call her?

4. What is an antebellum home?

5. What word does Father use to describe Lynn when she is sick in bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Uncle Katsu challenges Lynn to a game of chess?

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

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

5. What does Lynn hope to do to make money when she is older?

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

7. What does Lynn write about in her journal?

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

9. What does Lynn dream about while she is sick?

10. What does Katie do with Sammy at night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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