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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 the girl in the parking lot give Sammy for the first time?

2. What does Lynn once try to read?

3. What is Katie's favorite book?

4. What attacks Katie when she is 5-years-old?

5. Who owns the place where Mother works?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Katie do with Sammy at night?

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

6. What does kira-kira mean, and why is it so important to Katie?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Maturity and aging were strong themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how significant are they to the plot?

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