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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 decide to give to Josie as a Christmas gift?

2. What did Steven tell Hollis to do when the truck sped out of control on the mountain?

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

4. What sound does Hollis hear when she awakens the next morning?

5. What is Hollis pleased to find in her bedroom of the Summer house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How can Hollis draw her Tenth Picture, Hollis Woods, with her eyes closed?

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

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

10. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Steven. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Josie. 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 3

Describe Beatrice. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Beatrice's character in the novel?

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