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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. Why is Steven happier than he has been all Summer?

2. What day is it in Chapter 12?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT something Hollis does when she and Josie get into the house?

5. What did Hollis take with her on her trip on the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hollis feel when she sees Old Man's Mountain as they near the summer house, and what does she say to the Old Man in her head?

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

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

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

6. Why is the girl in the Thirteenth Picture, the Conference Room, not Hollis?

7. Why does Hollis not actually draw the Eleventh Picture, On the Mountain?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Hollis. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Hollis learns from Uncle Hob? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Hollis always recall about her experiences during her twelfth summer?

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