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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 Katie unable to do without her favorite toy?

2. What does Mother do in the car during her break?

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

4. What does Lynn do to save Katie when she is 5-years-old?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the job of the man that Katie sees in the parking lot of her mother's plant?

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

10. What does Katsu talk about while Lynn is off with Amber and some boys?

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

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

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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