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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. How long does the helpful man stay with the family at the hospital?

2. Where will they put Katie and Lynn's desks in the new house?

3. Who is called when the power goes out at the hatchery?

4. What does Katie steal from a store for Lynn?

5. What does Sammy injure while on the picnic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie do on her eleventh birthday?

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

3. What does Katie do before they take Lynn's body away?

4. What does Katie write in her essay about Lynn?

5. What does Katie's mother tell her she must do when they get home from the hospital?

6. What does Katie steal from the hatchery, and what does she do with what she steals?

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

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

9. What does Hank do when they get to the hospital?

10. What does Katie do for her mother just after Lynn dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Cynthia Kadohata have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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