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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 is the name of Katrin's teacher?

2. What does Mama bring to school in the end of Chapter 8?

3. Who tells Katrin she is "getting away with murder"?

4. What class does Katrin receive an F in?

5. What item does Hester plan to bring to the reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Uncle Chris do to make his living?

2. Why does Katrin volunteer to bring something to the reception at school?

3. Why is the attic a special place for Katrin?

4. Why does Mama want to see her child in the hospital after the operation?

5. What two tricks does Mama play on the nurses to sneak in to see her child?

6. Why is the family so unhappy at the chicken ranch?

7. In what ways is Mr. Hyde a fraud?

8. How does the family work together to avoid using their savings for expenses?

9. How does Mama save the day at the reception?

10. Why does Katrin enter the writing contest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Katrin a good girl or a bad girl? What types of things does she do throughout the book to make her good or bad?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, symbolism is an important theme. Discuss the use and meaning of the following symbols: the silver brooch, Christine's wages, and Katrin's writing brochures.

Essay Topic 3

In the end of the book, Christine thinks she is dying after giving birth. How does Mama comfort Christine and make her realize she will not die? What do you imagine Mama said about being a mother? In your own words, what does being a mother mean to Mama?

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