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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sara go through an empty field after leaving Mary's house?
(a) She doesn't want people to see her.
(b) It is calming to Charlie.
(c) It is a shortcut.
(d) She wants to be alone.

2. What is Wanda getting ready for at the beginning of the book?
(a) Class.
(b) A party.
(c) Church.
(d) A date.

3. What causes Willie to take Frank up on his offer?
(a) Wanda says she is not happy.
(b) Sara says Willie is too old.
(c) Charlie starts to cry.
(d) Frank gives her a hug.

4. What does Charlie choose to not tell Sara about?
(a) That she had a visitor.
(b) His broken sucker.
(c) What Aunt Willie said.
(d) The teasing he got at school.

5. Why do the swans come closer to Charlie?
(a) He has bread crumbs.
(b) He is so quiet.
(c) Wanda's voice startles them.
(d) They see his watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie know?

2. What does Sara want to do after her trip to the lake?

3. What causes Charlie to feel shut off from the world around him?

4. What was used to make the place where Charlie goes after his sucker is fixed?

5. Where does Wanda want Charlie to go the next summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie do when he is asked the time, and why?

2. What is Charlie so anxious about at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Sara decide to do after Wanda leaves with Frank?

4. How do Sara and Charlie feel about the swans?

5. What does Aunt Willie do to make sure the scooter is safe for Wanda?

6. How did Charlie get his brain damage?

7. What keeps Sara awake at night, and why is this so strange?

8. What does Mary ask about Sara's new dress, and what is her response?

9. Why is Charlie's foot so sore while he is in the woods?

10. What does Charlie do after Sara talks with him about what he is anxious about at the beginning of the book?

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