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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’s mother announce over dinner in Chapter 3?

2. How does Kaitlin react to the information Mrs. Flannery gives her in Chapter 15?

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

4. In Chapter 6, where does Kaitlin go when she parts from Bram?

5. What excuse does Kaitlin give Bram for slapping him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bram confess to in Chapter 12?

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

4. What makes Kaitlin feel guilty in Chapter 9?

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

6. When and how did the feud between the Crutchfields and Malones begin?

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

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

9. What does Kaitlin consider doing to the portrait Bram painted?

10. How does Kaitlin earn spending money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Pearson use the feud between the Malones and the Crutchfields to move the plot along? Discuss the importance of the feud and the impact of it on the central characters in the novel.

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