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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. In Chapter 6, what time does summer staff usually start congregating at The Sevens to eat?

2. What is MIlly's cousin's middle name?

3. What color are the walls at Sweetfern Bakery?

4. What is the name of the client who was not happy with Anders' investment advice?

5. What was the name of Anders' girlfriend that Matt Ryan dated for two months?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mildred suffering after her husband's death, and how is it affecting everyone?

2. What does Milly learn about Jonah?

3. What does Milly wear for a work uniform?

4. Why is Matt Ryan disliked by Anders?

5. Why does Aubrey wish she could have a copy of the photograph on the wall at Sweetfern Bakery?

6. In Chapter 2, when is the last time that Aubrey saw any of her Story relatives, and how does she describe the visit?

7. What does Aubrey reveal her father did that has affected her family in Chapter 10?

8. How does Mildred react when her children want to go to Rob Valentine's party in June of 1996?

9. What does Aubrey's father do for a living?

10. What game do Milly and her friends like to play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allison was disinherited by her mother when she was in college. Does Allison understand why she was disinherited? Were her siblings disinherited as well? How has being disinherited affected her as a person?

Essay Topic 2

When Milly, Jonah, and Aubrey have brunch with Mildred, Mildred speaks almost exclusively with Jonah and Aubrey. How does Milly feel when her grandmother does not speak to her? Why did Milly think she would be her grandmother’s favorite grandchild? Why does she feel rejected by Mildred?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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