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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. Where do Kaitlin and Abby work in Chapter 9?

2. What important information does Bram share with Kaitlin in Chapter 5?

3. What does Kaitlin beg Becky to let her use in Chapter 8?

4. What does Bram reveal to Kaitlin in Chapter 5?

5. What does Kaitlin wonder about in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Kaitlin feel guilty in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Bram reluctant to study art in college?

7. Why does Allison Crutchfield tell Kaitlin about the old Crutchfield documents?

8. What makes Kaitlin uncomfortable in Chapter 5?

9. Who does Kaitlin notice while she is writing in her journal, and what does she wonder about him?

10. Who is Becky, and what does Kaitlin beg Becky for in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deception is a theme of the novel. Kaitlin spends the better part of the novel deceiving those around her. How does Pearson use deception to keep the suspense and mystery alive in the story and keep the plot moving?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character foil, Rick. What are his defining character traits? Describe his connection to Kaitlin. Why is Rick a foil of Kaitlin’s?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of friendship in the novel Scribbler of Dreams. Is friendship important to Kaitlin? Who are her friends? How does she help her friends and how do they help her?

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