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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. Tiger overhears Abby Lynn talking about ___________________.

2. How does Lonnie respond to the TV?

3. After how long does Tiger realize that the item in #61 is not going to arrive?

4. What is Tiger's favorite game?

5. How did Tiger learn about Corrina's childlike mental state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What negative characteristic is revealed about Abby Lynn's character regarding the swimming party?

2. How does Aunt Dorie Kay behave that makes Tiger wish that she was her parent?

3. Why does Tiger think that Granny is preparing her for marriage?

4. Who is Jesse Wade Thompson and what does Tiger think of him?

5. What advice does Granny give to Tiger regarding her parents?

6. What is the Parker family dynamic and what makes Tiger aware of some tension in the house?

7. What are the circumstances of Granny's death and who finds her body?

8. What work does Tiger do at the nursery, and how will she spend the money she earns?

9. What does Tiger learn about Abby Lynn's swimming party that makes her not being invited even more hurtful?

10. How does Corrina behave more like a girl than a woman when spending the day with Tiger in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the lives of Tiger and Jesse Wade. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Tiger learns from her mother? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Janey always recall about her mother that will solidify their relationship forever?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Aunt Dorie Kay. What did she look like? What kind of life does she lead? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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