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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 are Bram and Kaitlin when he points out some land to her?

2. Why is Kaitlin’s father able to return home in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Mrs. Flannery?

4. How does Kaitlin react to what Bram reveals in Chapter 5?

5. What does Kaitlin thank Bram for in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the most recent event to have caused strife between the Malone and Crutchfield families?

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

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

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

6. What makes Kaitlin feel guilty in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and interpret Pearson’s allusion to Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, in the novel Scribbler of Dreams.

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

We are able to understand Kaitlin’s actions because we hear the story from her point of view. What if the story were told from another characters point of view, (e.g. Abby’s or Becky’s)? Would Kaitlin still be a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

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