2. What does Josie give to Hollis for Christmas?
(a) Strings of cranberries for the tree.
(b) Popcorn balls.
(c) A tin of Izzy's hard candies.
(d) A wood carving of a Christmas tree.

3. What do Hollis and Josie decide to do while listening to Christmas carols on the radio?
(a) Wrap presents.
(b) Have hot chocolate.
(c) Decorate for Christmas.
(d) Bake Christmas cookies.

4. Who rescued Hollis when she was injured on the mountain?
(a) Steven.
(b) Izzy.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) The Mustard Woman.

5. Who is kissing Steven's cheeks in Hollis' drawing, End of Summer?
(a) Izzy and the Old Man.
(b) Hollis and Josie.
(c) Hollis and the Old Man.
(d) Hollis and Izzy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hollis imagine when she thinks of reuniting with the Regans?

3. Where does Hollis ask Steven to take her as she jumps on the back of the snowmobile?

4. Where had Izzy and the Old Man gone on the last day Hollis was with the family?

5. What does Hollis retrieve from the shed for Josie to use?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hollis show that she truly has Josie's best interests in mind?

3. Describe Hollis' Twelfth Picture, A Mountain of Trouble, depicting the events of the truck accident on the mountain.

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

5. Why does Hollis not ask Josie about the green sweater now hanging in the shed but which Hollis had left at the riverbank the day she saw someone on the opposite bank?

6. What item was Hollis sick about leaving behind when she had left the Regans' house and how does she feel when she realizes that it is still in her room?

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

8. Why does Hollis feel bad that Steven and the Old Man seem to fight so much?

9. Describe how Hollis quickly prepares for her escape trip with Josie.

10. To what does Hollis compare her worries of trying to fit into the Regan family?

(see the answer keys)

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