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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. Immediately following the visit to the country doctor in Chapter Nine, what does Lillian assure the twins?

2. According to Carl in Chapter Six, he has a friend who is employed as what?

3. During the family dinner in Chapter Eight, Lillian thinks the twins look like what in disguise?

4. According to Lillian in Chapter Ten, what do the twins doubt?

5. When Lillian teaches the twins basketball in Chapter Seven, who interrupts them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the twins to burst into flames in Chapter Six?

2. What happens during the press conference in Chapter Ten?

3. What does Bessie admit about the fire in Chapter Nine?

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

5. What metabolic state does Dr. Cannon hypothesize is behind the twins' fire? What does he recommend?

6. What projects does Lillian plan for the children in Chapter Eight?

7. What major news does Jasper receive at the end of Chapter Eight? What is the effect of this news?

8. What happens when Lillian and Madison play basketball in Chapter Seven?

9. How does Madison feel about Jasper's promotion, as she explains in Chapter Nine? Why?

10. What disagreement happens during the family dinner in Chapter Eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Carl’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a first-person perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes of a single character affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a third-person perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining friendship from the perspective of Lillian and Madison. What is friendship, according to these characters? How do the choices they make reflect these values?

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