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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 Carter really spray on his mother when he gets home?

2. What does Sophie do at night with Carter that is different than usual?

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

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

5. Why does Carter's mother hallucinate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Whitney ask Sophie about Carter?

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

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

5. What does Sophie always do for Carter on the way home from school?

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

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

8. Why is Sophie late for class at the beginning of the book?

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

10. What causes Sophie to be jealous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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

When did Carter begin feeling protective of Sophie, and why?

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