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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 Charlie do when he knows his extended time is almost over?

2. Who does Wanda compare Sara to?

3. What do Wanda and Sara agree on?

4. What does Charlie hold on to in an effort to stay at the lake?

5. Where does Charlie go to feel safe after his sucker is fixed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Willie say to Sara after Wanda leaves on her date, and what is Sara's response to this?

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

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

4. What happened at school to make Sara hate her feet?

5. What does Sara say to Charlie when we first meet him in the book?

6. What does Charlie do when he feels lonely without Sara with him?

7. What does not give Charlie comfort in the woods, and why does this upset him so?

8. How did Charlie get his brain damage?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Betsy Byars have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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