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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 channel are Lillian and the twins watching in Chapter Ten?

2. What does Bessie want to learn, as explained in Chapter Six?

3. According to Lillian in Chapter Six, what activity might help the twins keep from catching fire?

4. When Lillian teaches the twins basketball in Chapter Seven, with what aspect of the game does she begin?

5. What surprises Roland following the library trip in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the library in Chapter Eight?

2. Describe Lillian's appearance at the start of Chapter Eight.

3. Why do the twins run away in Chapter Six? Where do they go?

4. According to Madison in Chapter Nine, how will Jasper's promotion affect the twins?

5. What does Lillian think when the twins run away in Chapter Six?

6. What sorts of items does Lillian think might help the twins, as explained in Chapter Six?

7. What shocking information does Bessie reveal in Chapter Six?

8. Why does Carl tell Lillian in Chapter Six? What does she do?

9. To what activities does Lillian introduce the twins in Chapter Six?

10. What does Madison want from Lillian in Chapter Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 2

Near the end of the novel, Madison says: “There are a lot of nice things about being rich, but one of the best is that you can say almost anything, and if you do it with confidence, without blinking, people put a lot of effort into believing you” (247). Explain how the novel illustrates this idea.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the Lillian’s mother to the novel. Despite the fact that she is hardly physically present in the novel, she has a powerful impact on Lillian. Discuss the impact of Lillian’s mother and how she helps develop the novel’s themes.

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