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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 Lynn think of Katie and Silly in their pretend band?

2. What does the helpful man get for Katie while she is waiting for her parents in the hospital?

3. What does Katie's mother lecture her about on her birthday?

4. What happens that cuts the power at the hatchery?

5. What is the name of the music group that Katie and Silly pretend to be in on Katie's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Katie's mother calls from the hospital while Fumi and Katsu are watching Katie and Sammy?

2. What do Katie and Sammy do at the hatchery?

3. What happens when Uncle Katsu gets the truck stuck on a cliff?

4. What does Katie do when she hears that Amber is not friends with Lynn anymore?

5. What does Silly do before she leaves Katie's house on her birthday, and why?

6. How does Sammy get hurt while on the picnic?

7. Why does Katie not sleep well, and what does she do to help this?

8. What color is the house Lynn picks out, and why does she choose this house?

9. How does Katie find out what is really wrong with Lynn?

10. How much money are Katie and Lynn able to save for their house, and what does their mother do when they show her?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Death and mortality were two integral themes of this plot. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how does the presence of this theme affect the main characters?

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