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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 Bee think her family has turned into now that Danny is gone?

2. How does Danny kill himself?

3. What does Thomas believe is the point of being Christian?

4. Why doesn't Thomas eat any cake at Claudia's birthday party?

5. Who decides to take a leave of absence from school until Daphne is in first grade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandma Bedloe find when she and Ian arrive with a basketful of food?

2. Why does Ian take a leave from absence from college to take care of Daphne, Thomas, and Agatha?

3. What happens when Lucy calls Mr. Rumford's house?

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

5. How does Agatha try to comfort Thomas?

6. Describe Waverly Street.

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

8. Explain how Agatha tries to care for her baby sister, Daphne.

9. How does the Bedloe family react to Lucy when they first meet her?

10. Why does Lucy visit the typewriter shop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of Lucy's jewelry box. Why is it significant to the story that Agatha hides it, but Ian eventually discovers it? What information does the box reveal that causes Ian to change?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Reverend Emmett as a force of change in Ian's life. In what way does he influence Ian to accept his role as the children's caregiver? Does he help Ian to better understand himself? Provide at least two textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of person is Rita? How does she influence the Bedloe household in positive ways? Does she help make the Bedloe family extraordinary again?

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