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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 is written on the cake shown in Hollis' drawing, Izzy's Cake?

2. Hollis wonders what the Old Man would think about ________________________.

3. Where does Josie want to go on Christmas?

4. Hollis remembers that Steven once said that in modern times Santa Claus would come _________________ instead of a sleigh.

5. Why does Hollis know that she must call Beatrice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?

5. How does the author show that someone knows that Hollis and Josie are staying at the Summer house?

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

7. What does Hollis see for the very first time as she looks at her pictures from the Summer?

8. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?

9. How do Hollis and Josie prepare for Christmas Eve at the summer house?

10. What startles Hollis when she tries to fish on the riverbank?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Mrs. Regan. 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?

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