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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. Why does Alice tell Martha that Martha will make a good mother one day?

2. What game does Vince want to play with Martha and Godbee in Chapter 47?

3. What question does Jimmy ask Martha in Chapter 39?

4. Where does Martha find a note addressed to her?

5. What comment does an adult make about Martha and Jimmy that makes them both angry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Godbee feel about her colored water experiment?

2. What is the symbolism of Martha's painting Olive's name in ocean water on the hot sidewalk?

3. Why is Martha so upset about the bet that Jimmy made with the other boys?

4. Why does Martha decide to visit Godbee again at Christmas time?

5. Why are Jimmy and Martha mad at a comment someone makes when they are holding hands?

6. What comment does Alice make to Martha that pleases her after Martha brings Lucy home from the beach?

7. Who is the new character Martha introduces into her story about Olive and what is the event she describes?

8. What does Dennis tell Martha about carrying her when she was tired as a little girl and why is Martha wistful for those times?

9. Why is Martha so conflicted when Dennis and Vince ask her to go with them to the Benton Place?

10. What is The Benton Place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kevin Henkes is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

What is Godbee's greatest gift to her grandchildren? Why is Godbee especially close to Martha? How will Martha manage after the inevitable event of Godbee's death? Has Godbee tried to prepare her? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Martha learns from Jimmy? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Martha always recall about Jimmy and how his cruelty taught her an important lesson.

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