View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Katie and Sammy do for the workers at the hatchery?

2. What is Lynn really sick with?

3. What does Katie see in a trash can at the hatchery that she hides from Sammy?

4. What does Katie do after the milk and water incident?

5. Where does Katie's family go on vacation at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What gets Katie's father fired, and what does he say to Katie about it?

4. What is the first thing that Lynn and Amber disagree about?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does this book end?

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

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 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 789 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample