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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 the name of the restaurant Jonah goes to in Chapter 6?

2. Where are Adam and Anders going to college in 1996?

3. What color dress is Milly wearing when she lands on Gulf Cove Island for the first time?

4. Who does Matt think his mother will send to live with him if she thinks he is not eating well?

5. In Chapter 5, where does Mildred go soon after the cousins arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Milly wear for a work uniform?

2. How does Milly dress for a visit to Donald Camden's office and why?

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

4. What preparations are being made for a party in June 1996?

5. What does Catmint House look like from the outside?

6. How does Allison bribe Milly into going to Gull Cove Island for the summer?

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

8. What photo does Aubrey see of her father at Sweetfern Bakery?

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

10. How does Jonah describe MIlly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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

The author uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past in The Cousins?

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