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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 horse that Fred rides when he meets Alice on her routes in Chapter 15?

2. How old was Mae Horner in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 12, how much money does Van Cleve send with a note telling Alice to come back?

4. In Chapter 11, what color scarf does Margery get for Fred as a gift from the librarians?

5. In Chapter 6, how old was Margery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Margery learn to read?

3. In Chapter 12, who steps up to help the librarians and why?

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

5. What did Kathleen Bligh ask Alice to do in Chapter 4, and what were the results?

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

7. In Chapter 7, who helped Alice after she was sprayed by a skunk?

8. At the end of Chapter 14, why does Margery tell Sven not to come over?

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

10. Where was the little blue book kept in Chapter 9 when someone was not reading it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Circumstantial evidence is used to arrest Margery. How is circumstantial evidence used to justify arresting Margery? Was there enough probable cause to arrest her?

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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