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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 class did Wanda talk about Charlie in?

2. Where does Charlie sit when he gets nervous?

3. What does Charlie know?

4. What does Sara check on before she goes looking for Charlie?

5. What does Sara chide Charlie for after they leave Mary's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. What does Wanda say when she sees Sara and Charlie at the lake?

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

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

9. What does Wanda say to comfort Sara about her big feet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Sara endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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