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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 Kaitlin do with the portrait at the end of Chapter 6?

2. What does Kaitlin think Jack has realized?

3. What does Kaitlin struggle with in Chapter 6?

4. What does Mrs. Flannery talk to Kaitlin about in Chapter 15?

5. Who is the author of Scribbler of Dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kaitlin learn from Maggie's diary in Chapter 14?

2. How does the relationship between Bram and Kaitlin progress in Chapter 7?

3. What does Bram confess to in Chapter 12?

4. What is the significance of the signature Bram's portrait?

5. What does Kaitlin do when she finds out who Bram is?

6. What excuse does Kaitlin give for abruptly leaving Bram?

7. Why does Kaitlin cry in Chapter 11?

8. What makes Kaitlin feel guilty in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 4, what change is made to Kaitlin's father's conviction?

10. What excuse does Kaitlin use for talking to Bram in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Kaitlin. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the novel? Does she grow as a character? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of guilt in the novel Scribbler of Dreams. Who feels guilty and why? How does this character deal with his or her guilt?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Kaitlin? What is their role in the novel?

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