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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 does Mrs. Scallop tell Ned about his birth?

2. Who has cake and lemonade in Ned's mother's room?

3. What is one chore Ned does for Mr. Scully?

4. How old is Mr. Scully?

5. What does Mrs. Kimball do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ned feel about having a meal with a family in his father's congregation?

2. What does Ned think Mr. Scully needs, and how does Ned feel about that?

3. Why does the Wallis family gather downstairs during the night?

4. Describe a couple things about Mr. Scully that makes him seem eccentric.

5. Why does Ned feel concerned about his mama and when did this start?

6. Briefly describe Evie Kimball and her family.

7. How does Mrs. Scallop upset Ned about his birth and what does his mother say about it?

8. What is the date and location of the setting for "One-Eyed Cat", and what is the significance of the time period?

9. What confuses Ned about Mrs. Scallop?

10. Describe a couple souvenirs Ned has received from his uncle Hilary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes "One-Eyed Cat" interesting. Discuss the following "good" characters:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Ned Willis. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Mr. Scully. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze two secondary characters of your choice. What are his/her strengths? Weaknesses? How does s/he contribute to the plot? Is s/he a sympathetic character? Is s/he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way around. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think One-Eyed Cat is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

"One-Eyed Cat" belongs to the young teen genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to fantasy.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre.

3. Discuss two reasons why it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

4. Discuss what your favorite genre is; give several examples and explain what you enjoy about books in that genre.

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