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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 notice about Bram in Chapter 11?

2. Which family does Kaitlin’s family hate?

3. Who is Maggie?

4. What does Kaitlin realize her identity as a Malone is based on?

5. What does Kaitlin do with the portrait at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jack and why is he at Bram's house? What makes Kaitlin worry about him?

2. What has Kaitlin begun to lose in Chapter 12?

3. Why does Kaitlin initially dismiss the idea of going to college?

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

5. What does Kaitlin find in Bram's garage?

6. Who is Mrs. Flannery, and what does she tell Kaitlin about in Chapter 14?

7. What does Bram ask of Kaitlin in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. What does Bram tell Kaitlin about his father in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in the novel Scribbler of Dreams. Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

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

The feud between the Malones and the Crutchfields has lasted for many generations. Discuss the history of the feud and how it changes throughout the novel.

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