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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 Pa say he is going to do until the Answer Man answers his questions?

2. What does Beth's father think the foxes would have to do to get at his turkeys?

3. What does Beth decide to buy Philip for his birthday?

4. What does Philip tell Beth he is going to shoot with his BB gun?

5. Who does Beth say has all the answers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Philip say he hasn't invited Beth to his party?

2. Why is Beth so disappointed that Philip hasn't invited her to his party?

3. How does Beth's life change with the birth of baby Benjamin?

4. Why does Pa think foxes couldn't have eaten his turkeys?

5. What argument does Beth have with her brother Luther about pigs?

6. In what way does Beth react badly to her new puppy?

7. How do Beth's parent help her get over the fact she cannot have a puppy?

8. How does Dr. Brennan promise to help Beth?

9. How does Beth capture the turkey thieves?

10. How does Philip react when Philip when he and Gordy meet Beth in the bus queue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Beth's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Beth hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Beth ideas about life?

3. How has Beth's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Philip exploit Beth's feelings for him? How does the way he acts effect Beth?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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