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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 is Sophie's mother addicted to?

2. What makes one of Sophie's siblings spill something?

3. Who is in the most danger at Carter's house?

4. How does Sophie communicate with Carter on the way home from school?

5. What does Sophie have to do before she can meet Carter at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sophie do for Carter every morning, and why?

2. What does Carter's friend ask about Sophie?

3. Why doesn't Sophie tell Carter how she feels about him?

4. How does Carter help his mother with the problem she has at the beginning of the book?

5. How does the narration in this book work?

6. What does Sophie do on the porch swing that is new and different?

7. What problem does Carter's mother have when he gets home at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Whitney ask Sophie about Carter?

9. Why does Carter feel he is the only one who really knows Sophie?

10. What caused Carter's father to leave the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led to Carter's mother's illness, and how has this changed Carter's life?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the main message of this book is? Please support your answer with citations and examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of relationship did Sophie have with her family members, and how did that affect her actions?

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