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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. How many houses are between the Mitchell's house and the woods?

2. On page 70, what do Nora and the triplets have for dinner?

3. How many bowls of Corn Pops did Monday eat so she could cut the box into postcards?

4. How long has Mab been friends with Pooh?

5. When did Pooh graduate from high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the new kid in school, and what does he look like?

2. What do the triplets see when they go to the library where the Templetons are living?

3. How do things change when the students at the high school quit ignoring River?

4. Why did Mab's father want to buy the house they live in now?

5. What is Petra's family like?

6. How does Monday describe the Templeton's kitchen in the library building?

7. What was the mayor's race like when Belsum wanted to come to Bourne?

8. How did the triplets come to be called One, Two, and Three?

9. Why does Mab have to drag Monday out of the old library building?

10. What pecularity does Monday have regarding colors, and how does it affect her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Templetons use shady tactics to try to reopen the plant. What questionable tactics does Belsum use to try to reopen the plant? How do they use coercion to try to get the plant reopened?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Nora believes strongly in therapist/patient confidentiality. How does Nora's belief in therapist/patient confidentiality reveal the type of person she is and her code of honor?

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