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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 Lynn want her house to be when she grows up?

2. What does Katie think is the one thing that will never change about Lynn?

3. What is wrong with the kitchen in the new apartment in Georgia?

4. What is next to Brenda when Katie sees her?

5. What does Katie say she would change if she owned the plant her mother works at?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Lynn say she wants to live when she gets older?

3. What do Father and Uncle Katsu do the night before the big move to Georgia?

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

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

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

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 does Katsu do in Nashville, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Katie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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