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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 complain about as she walks to the lake?

2. What class did Wanda talk about Charlie in?

3. What did Sara once write to prove her feelings about the most important form of beauty?

4. What is Willie unwilling to let Wanda do?

5. Who forces Charlie to show what is making him anxious at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie do after Sara talks with him about what he is anxious about at the beginning of the book?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What information about Charlie do we get from Mary's mother?

8. What happens when Charlie tries to feed the swans?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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