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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. Who notices Teresa?

2. What is Brother Rush holding in his hand?

3. What feeling does Tree get about the woman?

4. Why does M'Vy ring the bell?

5. Where is Tree going, in her vision?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the room in which Tree discovers Brother Rush.

2. Describe the first time Tree sees Brother Rush.

3. What interrupts Tree's first experience with Brother Rush?

4. Describe Tree's experience at Binnie's house.

5. Describe Brother Rush as Tree first sees him.

6. What do Tree and Dab's visions foreshadow?

7. What does Tree see when she is transported back to the past?

8. What happens that wakes Tree up in the middle of the night?

9. How does Tree know anything about Brother Rush?

10. What does Miss Pricherd see in the little room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the rules for the alternate reality Tree travels to? Is it a dream, or is it really another time? Who else has the power to go back and forth? Do you think Tree will see Dab in her little room one day?

Essay Topic 2

Many stories of people living in poor circumstances are centered on the possibility that one day they'll live better lives, especially when children are involved, since everyone wants to think that children raised in poverty will be better taken care of in the future. What role does this storyline play in "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"? What hope do we have for Tree's future, and how does the story encourage us to believe that her future will be better than the present?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Miss Pricherd and M'Vy. How are they similar? How are they different? Which one is a better mother figure for Tree? What are the advantages and disadvantages of either one, as a mother?

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