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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 has Lynn done when Katie has been sick in bed?

2. Who has joined the camp when Katie wakes up after the rabbit hunt?

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

4. What is Katsu's full name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Katie's dream romance when she is at camp?

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

10. What happens when a dog attacks Katie and Lynn when they are young?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot, and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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