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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 15, what recipe is in a magazine that Doreen Abney wants?

2. What is the month in Chapter 1?

3. How many times a week did Bennett play baseball in Chapter 6?

4. What color nightdress did Alice wear in Chapter 9?

5. At the end of Chapter 6, who greeted Alice when she came home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, what did agents for land companies do in Kentucky?

2. What are some gifts that the librarians get for Christmas?

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

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

5. In Chapter 6, why did Alice no longer enjoy the weekly church dinners?

6. In Chapter 3, how did Alice suggest that Izzy ride a horse?

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

8. In the Prologue, who always comes to meet Margery on her library trips?

9. In Chapter 5, how was Izzy doing as a librarian?

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

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?

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

Kathleen struggles after her husband dies. What type of relationship did Kathleen and her husband have? How does losing him affect her? Why does she grieve so?

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