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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 is the name of the girl who talks to Katie in the parking lot?

2. How much money does Lynn find hidden under the refrigerator?

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

4. How old does Katie want to be when she meets her imaginary boyfriend?

5. What does Katsu teach Amber to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Father's job at the hatchery?

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

7. What happens when Katsu teaches Amber to shoot a bow and arrow?

8. What does Katie do with Sammy at night?

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

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

Silly was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how is the plot altered because of these incidents?

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