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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. Where is Charlie while Sara is looking in the woods for him?

2. Who is Willie talking to when Sara comes back from the lake?

3. How does Joe describe the party that is happening that night?

4. Who does Charlie run to first when he gets out of the woods?

5. What causes Sara to doubt her conviction about who stole Charlie's watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sara do to a girl who called Charlie a retard in a mean way?

2. What does Charlie want before he will follow Sara out of the ravine, and how is this need fulfilled?

3. What does Aunt Willie say to Sara about Sam, and what is Sara's response?

4. How does Sara feel when she gets to the top of the hill?

5. What causes Sara to doubt her initial idea of who took Charlie's watch?

6. What does Sara find ironic about her inability to cry about Charlie being gone?

7. What does Sara compare her search for Charlie to?

8. What does Joe say when Sara apologizes for being so mean when she thought he stole Charlie's watch?

9. What does Sara do when Joe insists on helping to find Charlie?

10. Why does Charlie's watch stop working, and what does he do about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Mary and Sara are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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