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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. Who is Garner?

2. What do the Crutchfields want to build on the land Bram shows Kaitlin?

3. What does Bram want to go to college for?

4. How do the actions of the Bookends make Kaitlin feel?

5. What does Kaitlin want to tell Bram about in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Kaitlin uncomfortable in Chapter 5?

3. What makes Kaitlin feel guilty in Chapter 9?

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

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

6. What do The Bookends confront Kaitlin with in Chapter 16? What must she do as a result?

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

8. Who is Rick, and what does Kaitlin think of him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the climax of the novel? Describe this section of the novel in detail by highlighting the traits of a climax and why this section is one.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of betrayal in the novel, Scribbler of Dreams. What are some examples of betrayal in the novel? What are the consequences of these examples?

Essay Topic 3

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with Scribbler of Dreams?

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