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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. What is Hal putting up in Chapter 10?

2. Where does Zoe get a job in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 12, who does Matthew partner with for fencing?

4. What is the name of Tomas's fiancee?

5. How many walks a day does Gordon say that Lily likes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matthew remember about a girl in primary six?

2. Who does Zoe follow in Chapter 15?

3. What does Zoe remember about writing a poem aout her grandfather in Chapter 4?

4. What does Tomas look like?

5. Where does Zoe want to get a job in Chapter 13, and why is that strange?

6. What does the man look like who attacked Karel?

7. How do the Lang children do in school?

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

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

10. Why did Zoe break up with Anthony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Langs are a close-knit family. How would you describe the Lang family? What is revealed about family dynamics through their interactions with one another?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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