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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 steal from the hatchery?

2. What kind of tree is outside the new house?

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

4. Why is Katie unable to sleep very well when Lynn's condition worsens?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Katie do after she finds out what is really wrong with Lynn?

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

9. What does Katie hear the night after the picnic?

10. What does Katie do on her eleventh birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Lynn and Katie change throughout the course of the plot, and how do these changes affect the characters around them?

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