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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hollis do when Beatrice compliments her art?
(a) She cries.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She walks away.
(d) She denies it.

2. Who arrives at Josie's house that prompts Hollis and Josie to run away from the house?
(a) A politician.
(b) The Mustard Woman.
(c) A salesman.
(d) A nosy neighbor.

3. Who is driving the truck in the Sixth Picture, Driving the Truck?
(a) Steven.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Josie.

4. Where does Steven try to teach Hollis to drive in the old truck?
(a) A city street.
(b) A parking lot.
(c) A field.
(d) A country road.

5. What does the Mustard Woman want to know when she locates Hollis and Josie?
(a) Why Hollis isn't in school.
(b) How Hollis likes living at Josie's.
(c) If Josie has signed the legal documents.
(d) What Josie's income is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josie say she will make for Hollis if Hollis stays?

2. What do Hollis and Steven share as they rest on the mountain?

3. What does Hollis plan to give the Old Man at the end of the Summer?

4. What does Steven point out to Hollis as they walk up the mountain?

5. What dessert is Steven's mother making for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Hollis first learn that the Regans want to adopt her, and what does she plan to do when that happens?

2. How is Hollis' joy at earning four dollars squelched when she sees the Mustard Woman at Josie's house?

3. How does Hollis' concern for the fighting between the Old Man and Steven foreshadow what Hollis will feel about it later in the book?

4. How does Hollis first meet Steven?

5. What does Hollis' "W" picture represent and what role does it play in Hollis' life?

6. What does the Old Man tell Hollis in the Fifth Picture, The Old Man, that no one has ever said to her before about herself or her art?

7. What special gift does the Old Man give to Hollis one night?

8. Describe Hollis' first fishing experience.

9. What arrangements has the Mustard Woman made for Hollis with a woman named Eleanor?

10. How do Hollis' fears that Steven minds that the Old Man likes her represent foreshadowing for the story?

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