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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 Jessie do after escaping from Mr. Neely's apartment?

2. How does Jessie feel after speaking with Mr. Neely for the first time?

3. When Jessie wakes up in Chapter 22, who does she first ask for?

4. What does Jessie do when the bread truck driver opens the doors in Chapter 12?

5. What does Ma give Jessie along with a packed lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jessie so angry at the end of Chapter 23?

2. What does Katie tell Jessie about the children of Clifton in Chapter 22?

3. What happens in Chapter 18 when Mr. Neely invites his friends over?

4. What makes Jessie comfortable with Mr. Neely when she first meets him?

5. In Chapter 14, what do Jessie and the "fat man" talk about?

6. How does Jessie get out of the bread truck?

7. At Jessie's press conference in Chapter 21, what does Jessie learn about Mr. Neely?

8. In Chapter 15, how does Jessie feel about her escape from Clifton?

9. Why does Jessie think of her cat after jumping out of a window?

10. What happens when Jessie calls the health department in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the author's use of dialog to her use of descriptive passages. What are the strengths of each type of narration? When are they used? How do they develop the plot and characters of this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the adults in this novel that live in Clifton and the adults who live in 1996. What makes these similarities and differences significant? How do their similarities and differences affect the development of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Jessie as a protagonist. How does she match the description of a protagonist? In what ways is she effective at anchoring this novel? In what ways is she not?

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