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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 regret when she looks in the mirror in the morning?

2. Who is at the lake with Sara and Charlie after Wanda and Frank leave?

3. What is the name of Wanda's boyfriend?

4. What is Mary worried about when she sees Sara running by her house in the morning?

5. What causes Willie to take Frank up on his offer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie do when he gets nervous?

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

3. What happens when Charlie gets bothered by the rocking chairs on Mary's porch?

4. What happens when Charlie asks for help with his missing button?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this novel all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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