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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. How many siblings does Sophie have?

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

3. How does Sophie say she feels about Carter at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Sophie tell Carter to stop looking at on the way home from school?

5. What is Sophie's main task in the mornings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Whitney ask Sophie about Carter?

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

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

8. What causes Carter to be jealous?

9. What causes Sophie to be jealous?

10. How do Carter and Sophie get home from school every day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Sophie and Carter able to have so much hope at the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

How do Carter and Sophie reveal their love for each other, and what does this indicate about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this novel had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters, and then write about their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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