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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 11, how many dolls are on the dresser?

2. In Chapter 10, how many inches of ice would be needed to be hacked from the top of the well?

3. How many miles does Nancy comes to meet Margery in the Prologue?

4. What is the month in Chapter 1?

5. How long did Sophia Kenworth work at the colored library in Louisville?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fred make a way for Alice to have dinner with him in Chapter 15?

2. What was the first memory Margery had?

3. What did Izzy say that she wanted to be in Chapter 6?

4. How did Margery learn to read?

5. In Chapter 1, what happened that made Alice's parents keep her indoors?

6. How did Alice persuade her father-in-law that she should help with the traveling library in Chapter 2?

7. In Chapter 8, what did Garrett's mother say to Alice at Garrett's wake?

8. What did Alice say in Chapter 1 when Bennett said she should not sign up for the traveling library?

9. In Chapter 13, what does Van Cleve do to hurt Margery?

10. In Chapter 15 when Alice will not return to Bennett, what does Van Cleve do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use flashbacks in The Giver of Stars? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Alice and Fred begin to care for one another. Why does Fred ask Alice to observe fireflies with him? What do fireflies symbolize about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Izzy is kept at home by her mother until the library starts. What handicap does Izzy have? How has that handicap affected her life? Why does Izzy start working for the library? How do the experiences she has working help her to learn to stand up for herself?

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