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 new item does Father give Caroline right before they leave the house for their "trip"?

2. What do Father and Caroline find when they go looking for the men's camp in Part Four?

3. On page 17, what does Caroline scratch into the leaves?

4. What does Caroline say is an important skill for living in the city?

5. What is Caroline's first impression of Mr. Walters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clarence tell Father when Father and Caroline find the men's camp?

2. How do Caroline and Father end up getting found by the police?

3. What kind of psychological test does Jean Bauer run with the pictures?

4. When Caroline is in state custody, which character that Caroline already knows turns out to be her roommate, and what surprises Caroline about the girl's behavior?

5. What comparison does Father make in the question he asks the officers who are driving him and Caroline to the farm?

6. What happens when Caroline tries to get to sleep on the first night in the house on the farm, and what is her solution?

7. What does Caroline remember when she is riding in the police car?

8. What elaborate ritual do Caroline and Father have for sharing food in a way that does not alert people that they are together?

9. What does Father tell Caroline about his plans after they leave the men's camp?

10. What is Caroline eager to tell Father once they are alone in Part Three, and how does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that considers the rhetorical purpose of including Valerie and Taffy in this story. How do they impact Caroline's growth, what do they represent, and what do they reveal about Caroline's character? Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explicates the lesson of the dead deer. In your essay, use details, imagery, and diction from each of the passages that make reference to the deer to explain the literal and figurative significance of the deer. Then make and defend a claim about the significance of these passages to the novel's overall meaning.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the attitudes Jean Bauer and Mr. Walters display toward Caroline. Use textual evidence to defend your claims.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 958 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample