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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 do Josie and Hollis do in exchange for their movie tickets?
2. What kind of food does Beatrice bring for dinner?
3. How old was Hollis when she was found abandoned on a street?
4. Where does Steven try to teach Hollis to drive in the old truck?
5. What form of transportation does Hollis take to get to the Regans' town?
Short Essay Questions
1. How much does Beatrice's praise of her art affect Hollis?
2. What special gift does the Old Man give to Hollis one night?
3. What does Hollis' desire to go back to the day she met Steven and the Old Man mean/
4. What event is depicted in Hollis' Sixth Picture, Driving the Truck?
5. What are Hollis and Steven doing when Steven reveals how his father feels about Hollis and she has to remind herself not to think about the "W" picture in her backpack?
6. What arrangements has the Mustard Woman made for Hollis with a woman named Eleanor?
7. What does Hollis' "W" picture represent and what role does it play in Hollis' life?
8. When does Hollis first learn that the Regans want to adopt her, and what does she plan to do when that happens?
9. Why does Hollis tell Josie that they are going on an adventure to the Regans' Summer house?
10. What dream is Beatrice about to realize and what does Hollis do diligently to show that she wants to stay with Josie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the lives of Hollis and Steven. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?
Essay Topic 3
The need to belong takes on an almost human persona in this book. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
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