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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. With which of the following does Chapter 9 begin?

2. Which of the following is Melody’s sign for her sister?

3. Music by which of the following is played at Melody’s first campground bonfire?

4. Which Fiery Falcon is the first to introduce herself?

5. Which art does Lulu practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Melody posit for Cassie’s hair coloring?

2. How does Melody regard the subjects of portraits at the art museum?

3. What smell does Melody note her mother has?

4. The author dedicates the novel to her daughters. What does she note that they taught her to appreciate?

5. Why does Melody note appreciating being allowed to bathe herself?

6. Why does Melody select “Trish” as her assistive device’s voice?

7. Why does Melody note liking audiobooks?

8. How does Melody describe the smell of camp?

9. Why does Melody note she named her assistive device?

10. What reasons does Melody give for wanting to attend camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s counselor’s name.

Essay Topic 2

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 3

At several points in the novel, the protagonist notes learning new things from camp staff and other campers with phrases such as “How come I’d never thought of that?” (135) and the like. What impression of the protagonist is created by such revelations, and how is it fostered?

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