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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 7, why did Alice have to change her clothes?

2. In Chapter 13, what day of the week does Pastor McIntosh come to speak to Alice?

3. Where was the little blue book kept in Chapter 9?

4. What does Jim Horner trade for the dolls Alice brings his girls in Chapter 11?

5. How many vests might a librarian wear in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alice take to the Horner girls in Chapter 11, and what does she get in return?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Van Cleve is a wealthy mine owner. What type of person is Van Cleve? What power does he have? How does he misuse the power that he has?

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