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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. At Claudia's birthday party, who does Thomas suspect is not a true Christian?

2. What does Claudia bring her mother to help with her arthritis?

3. How does Ian fix the marred dining table after the Church's picnic?

4. What table does Agatha get to sit at during Claudia's birthday party?

5. Why does Ian think Danny killed himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Doug get involved with the foreigners on Waverly Street?

2. Explain Ian's reasons for sending the children to Second Chance Day Camp.

3. Why is Lucy taking pills and sleeping all the time?

4. How did Danny and Lucy meet?

5. How does Agatha try to comfort Thomas?

6. Why are all the kids at Camp Second Chance terrified of Sister Audrey?

7. What is the setting for the Church's indoor picnic?

8. Describe Waverly Street.

9. Describe the way things have changed in the Bedloe household by the Christmas after Lucy death.

10. Why is Doug Bedloe bored with retirement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ian feel about Daphne? Is he closer to her than to Agatha and Thomas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of person is Agatha? Do you think she had a difficult life, and how did her life shape her as a person?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the airmailed bowling ball. Why do you think Lucy spends so much time making her decision to send it express? What is the significance of Danny's reaction to her choice to send it airmail?

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