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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 did it cost for a seat to hear Tex Lafayette?

2. In Chapter 14, besides cloth-washing, how long might a librarian go without seeing her body much at all?

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

4. How old was Mae Horner in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 4, what did Alice leave for Jim Horner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why did Alice sleep in the dressing room?

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

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

4. What does Margery tell Alice about a man hitting a woman in Chapter 12?

5. How did Margery learn to read?

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

7. In Chapter 10, why does Margery ask Sven to come be with her?

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

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

10. Why was a town meeting held in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A dam breaks at the mine and causes flooding. How do characters help one another during the flood? What is revealed about heroes and heroism through the actions of characters as they help one another?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Giver of Stars? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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