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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 notice still hanging on the guestroom wall?
2. What happens to Josie when she ventures outside?
3. Which of the following is NOT something Hollis does when she and Josie get into the house?
4. Hollis wonders if trying to fit her into a family was like trying to _____________________.
5. What does Hollis ask Steven regarding his fights with the Old Man?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hollis feel bad that Steven and the Old Man seem to fight so much?
2. 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?
3. What is Steven's response when Hollis tells him the reason why she did not want to go back to the Regans' house?
4. Why does Hollis not want to think about leaving the summer house even though Josie's mental capacities are shrinking and she is homesick?
5. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?
6. What things does Hollis say to the Regans in her head as she prepares for the escape trip with Josie?
7. How does Hollis try to distract Josie who starts to get homesick?
8. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?
9. What does Hollis see for the very first time as she looks at her pictures from the Summer?
10. How do Hollis and Josie prepare for Christmas Eve at the summer house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS. What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of family. Identify at least two instances about family in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.
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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