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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. In Chapter 14, Hollis says that the Christmas decorations are _______________________.
(a) not great but they'll have to do.
(b) not as much as she had wanted.
(c) more beautiful than anything Hollis has seen.
(d) just fine for no more time than they had to make them.

2. Where do the Regans tell Izzy about their plans to make her part of their family?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) In the den.
(c) The front porch.
(d) In the car.

3. What does Steven ask Hollis if she will do with him next Summer?
(a) Fix the old truck.
(b) Climb the mountain.
(c) Teach him to water ski.
(d) Go fishing with him.

4. Why does Hollis leave the Regans' home the day after the accident?
(a) Another family wants to adopt her.
(b) They think she is nothing but trouble.
(c) She wants to hitchhike to California.
(d) She thinks she has messed up the family.

5. What does Hollis hold to her face when it falls out of her pocket?
(a) Sea shell.
(b) Pinecone.
(c) Keys.
(d) Peppermints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hollis realize that she did not see in her drawings of the Regans?

2. How does Hollis gain entrance into the Regans' Summer house?

3. What does Hollis see in the shed that makes her cringe?

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

5. Who does Hollis meet as she is walking to town to call Beatrice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hollis draw for the Eighth Picture, End of Summer, when the Regans tell her they want her to be part of their family?

3. What does Hollis see for the very first time as she looks at her pictures from the Summer?

4. What startles Hollis when she tries to fish on the riverbank?

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

6. Why does Hollis refuse to go back to the Regans' house even after Mr. Regan begs her to?

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

8. Describe Hollis' encounter with Steven in the woods as she is walking to make a phone call to Beatrice.

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

10. What does Steven do and say to show that he loves Hollis as a sister when they spend some time on the mountain?

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