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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 does Lynn do when she wakes up from her dream the night after seeing the doctor?

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

3. What does the little girl in the parking lot of the plant do in the plant?

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

5. Who does Katie stay with during the day when they first move to Georgia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the nurses act when Mother has another baby?

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

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

7. What does Katsu do in Nashville, and why?

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

9. What does Katie do with Sammy at night?

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

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

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivations throughout the book, and explain how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Father and Katsu were both very dynamic leaders and father figures in this book. What are the differences in the two styles of leadership, and how do these differences affect their characters, their families, and their roles in the plot?

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