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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 realize that she did not see in her drawings of the Regans?
(a) How they seem so lonely.
(b) How much the Old Man loves Steven.
(c) How funny Steven is.
(d) How beautiful Izzy is.

2. Which of these factors is NOT something Hollis worries about for the trip with Josie?
(a) They haven't shopped for Christmas gifts.
(b) She doesn't know how to get to the Summer house.
(c) It is very dark outside.
(d) It has started to snow.

3. When questioned by Hollis, Josie says that Santa Claus looked ________________.
(a) fat.
(b) cold.
(c) old.
(d) dirty.

4. Hollis wonders if trying to fit her into a family was like trying to _____________________.
(a) get toothpaste back into the tube.
(b) stop a thunderstorm.
(c) fit a stepsister's foot into the glass slipper.
(d) jam a puzzle piece that didn't match.

5. What does Hollis pick to use for Christmas decorations?
(a) Evergreens.
(b) Branches.
(c) Holly.
(d) Boxwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hollis want to announce from the top of the mountain?

2. Hollis dresses really warm and goes outside to _________________.

3. What does Hollis tell the person in #163?

4. What does Josie find in the house that she wants to wear?

5. What has Hollis done in the house the last few days?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hollis and Josie prepare for Christmas Eve at the summer house?

2. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?

3. What things does Hollis say to the Regans in her head as she prepares for the escape trip with Josie?

4. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?

5. How does Hollis try to distract Josie who starts to get homesick?

6. What gifts do Hollis and Josie give each other for Christmas?

7. What is Steven's response when Hollis tells him the reason why she did not want to go back to the Regans' house?

8. How can Hollis draw her Tenth Picture, Hollis Woods, with her eyes closed?

9. What touching scene does Hollis create in her Ninth Picture, Izzy's Cake?

10. How does Josie's gift to Hollis try to boost Hollis' self esteem, and what does Hollis mourn for when she goes outside?

(see the answer keys)

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