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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. Why did Maggie’s sister refuse to speak to her again?

2. Where is Jack visiting from?

3. What do Bram and Kaitlin begin doing every day by Chapter 5?

4. What does Kaitlin like about the Malone land?

5. Who was the father of Maggie Crutchfield's baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Bram show Kaitlin from his backyard?

5. What makes Kaitlin feel guilty in Chapter 9?

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

7. What makes Kaitlin uncomfortable in Chapter 5?

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

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

10. Why does Kaitlin smack Bram in Chapter 16? How does she explain her actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kaitlin’s character growth throughout the novel. How does her character compare from when the reader is first introduced to her to when the novel concludes? What events or people in her life prompt Kaitlin’s growth?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel. What is the setting? How does it influence the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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