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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 Tree look for Miss Pricherd first?
2. What is Tree afraid of?
3. What makes Tree realize that Brother Rush is a ghost?
4. What does Tree's mother do for work?
5. How does Tree approach the recognition that Brother Rush is her brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Tree's experience at Binnie's house.
2. Describe Brother Rush as Tree first sees him.
3. What happens that wakes Tree up in the middle of the night?
4. What does Miss Pricherd see in the little room?
5. How does "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" begin?
6. Describe the first time Tree sees Brother Rush.
7. How does the narrator describe the atmosphere in Tree's house?
8. What is Tree like as a student, and as a person?
9. How is Dab feeling when Tree goes to wake him up?
10. How does Tree know anything about Brother Rush?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What do you think the author holds as hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she may be? What can you find out about her online or in research? Anchor your sketch with passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" with "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", another book in which children are transported into another world through a special portal.
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