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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. What causes Charlie to feel shut off from the world around him?
(a) Seeing the sun set.
(b) Being in a strange place.
(c) The absense of Sara.
(d) Hearing a bird chirp.

2. What does Willie do after she takes Frank up on his offer?
(a) Lets Charlie have a turn as well.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Lets Wanda go.
(d) Sends Sara to her room.

3. Where does Wanda want Charlie to go the next summer?
(a) To a hospital.
(b) A special camp.
(c) To live with their dad.
(d) A special school.

4. What upsets Charlie when he is sitting on Mary's porch steps?
(a) The cawing of a crow.
(b) The chiming of a clock.
(c) The growing darkness.
(d) The sound of rocking chairs.

5. What are Wanda and Aunt Willie fighting about?
(a) Wanda's dress.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) Make-up.
(d) Wanda's curfew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Wanda compare Sara to?

2. Why does Sara go through an empty field after leaving Mary's house?

3. What word does Sara use to describe her aunt?

4. What did Sara's dog not like when he was a puppy?

5. Where does Charlie think his visitor went after coming to his window?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wanda say she wants to do for Charlie?

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

3. What does Sara do and say when she sees what is making Charlie so anxious at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Charlie do when Sara says it is time to go home after their first trip to see the swans?

5. What does Mary say to Sara when Sara is searching for Charlie at the lake?

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

7. What happened when Sara tried to dye her shoes?

8. What kind of beauty does Sara say is the most important, and how did she try to express this once?

9. What is Sara doing at the beginning of the book and why?

10. What does Sara complain about as she walks to the lake with Charlie?

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