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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 Katie dig through for relics of Lynn?

2. What does Katie's mother tell her to do for the man who helped her?

3. When does Katie go camping with Katsu after Lynn gets sick?

4. Who takes care of Lynn during the day when her condition worsens?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the funeral that makes Katie fearful?

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

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

4. What does Katie see when she goes into Lynn's room just after she dies?

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

6. What does Katie realize while she washes dishes after Lynn's body is taken away?

7. What does Katie realize that means, to her, she is now a big girl?

8. What does Katie do on her eleventh birthday?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how is the plot altered because of these incidents?

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