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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 does Willie think Charlie is?

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

3. Why does Sara grab Joe's arm when they are on the hill?

4. Who tells Sara the truth about who stole Charlie's watch?

5. What does Sara do when the person she thought stole Charlie's watch insists on helping her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sara think when she first sees Charlie in the ravine?

4. Why does Joe want Sara to climb a large dirt hill with him?

5. Why does Charlie not feel upset when he realizes he is lost?

6. How did Sara find out the truth about who took Charlie's watch?

7. What did Sara do to the boy who she thought stole Charlie's watch?

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

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

10. Why did some boys take Charlie's watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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