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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 weapon did Carter's father have when he beat him?

2. What does Sophie try to do before Carter goes home?

3. How does Carter feel when he can't see Sophie on the way home from school?

4. Why does Sophie put off contacting her mother?

5. How does Carter fix something in Sophie's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sophie feel she is the only one who really knows Carter?

2. How does Sophie's mother provide for her family?

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

4. How does the narration in this book work?

5. What does Sophie look forward to all day?

6. How does Sophie feel about her mother being away for so long?

7. How does the author introduce the back story for Sophie and Carter?

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

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

10. What does Sophie do when she sees Carter in the hall at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

How did Sophie show her persistent nature, and what effect did this attribute have on other people in her life?

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