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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 Katsu do when he loses the last chess match against Lynn?

2. What does Lynn want to save her daily allowance for?

3. What is the name of Lynn's best friend?

4. How does Katie feel about school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the funeral, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in the scene there, and what does this monumental event symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the ways that Lynn and Katie show their love to each other, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

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