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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 Sara feed to the swans?

2. Why is Wanda going to be late coming home?

3. Who does Wanda compare Sara to?

4. What are Wanda and Aunt Willie fighting about?

5. What does Sara think Charlie has gone to see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Charlie get his brain damage?

5. Why does Mary say she can't go to the lake with Sara and Charlie?

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

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

8. What does Wanda say Aunt Willie never lets her do?

9. What does Wanda do after her argument with Sara?

10. What are Sara's first thoughts when she wakes up on the day Charlie is missing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

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