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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. How old was Duncan when the Lang's brought him home?

2. What word does Duncan think Karel said?

3. What does Hal Lang do for a living?

4. What game show do the Langs watch at the end of Chapter 16?

5. Under what type of tree did the Langs bury Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tomas meet Matthew at a pub?

2. What is the building like where Hal Lang works and what does he do?

3. What does Karel remember about the man who picked him up?

4. How does Mrs. Humphreys quiz Duncan and then what does she tell him?

5. What does Zoe remember about dating Luke?

6. What do Matthew, Zoe, and Duncan find when they are walking home from school?

7. What good and bad happened when a neighbor's dog bit Duncan?

8. What does Duncan learn about his birth mother in Chapter 14?

9. How do the Lang children do in school?

10. In Chapter 7, what happens when Zoe goes to Oxford?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zoe seems to be searching for something. What does Zoe seem to be searching for? What does her search reveal about the nature of love?

Essay Topic 2

Gordon Enright is an aspiring actor who gives away a dog. Why does Gordon give away Lily? What does finding a new home for his dog reveal about him and who he is?

Essay Topic 3

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various chapters told? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow the author to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

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