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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. How many books does Margery have in Chapter 12?
2. Where are state troopers dealing with labor problems in Chapter 11?
3. In Chapter 10, how many inches of ice would be needed to be hacked from the top of the well?
4. What is the name of the horse that Fred rides when he meets Alice on her routes in Chapter 15?
5. How long did Alice read to Garrett Bligh in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Alice say in Chapter 1 when Bennett said she should not sign up for the traveling library?
2. In the Prologue, who always comes to meet Margery on her library trips?
3. In Chapter 1, what happened that made Alice's parents keep her indoors?
4. In Chapter 15 when Alice will not return to Bennett, what does Van Cleve do?
5. In Chapter 9, why did Alice sleep in the dressing room?
6. Why was a town meeting held in Chapter 8?
7. What encounter does Margery have in the Prologue, and how does she handle it?
8. In Chapter 7, who helped Alice after she was sprayed by a skunk?
9. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, what did agents for land companies do in Kentucky?
10. How did Alice persuade her father-in-law that she should help with the traveling library in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting or settings in a book are the places where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in The Giver of Stars?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Why was the Hoffman Mine a dirty and dangerous place to work? What did it mean to unionize the mine, and why were men trying to unionize the mine?
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