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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 does Hollis tell Josie about why they must hurry and leave for their adventure?
2. What did Hollis take with her on her trip on the mountain?
3. What color is the sweater that Hollis hides with the fishing pole?
4. What do Hollis and Josie decide to do while listening to Christmas carols on the radio?
5. Who tells Hollis to calm down in her mind?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hollis not want to think about leaving the summer house even though Josie's mental capacities are shrinking and she is homesick?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Describe Hollis' encounter with Steven in the woods as she is walking to make a phone call to Beatrice.
5. What gifts do Hollis and Josie give each other for Christmas?
6. How can Hollis draw her Tenth Picture, Hollis Woods, with her eyes closed?
7. What startles Hollis when she tries to fish on the riverbank?
8. What touching scene does Hollis create in her Ninth Picture, Izzy's Cake?
9. What things does Hollis say to the Regans in her head as she prepares for the escape trip with Josie?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Beatrice. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Beatrice's character in the novel?
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
Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?
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