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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 old was Sven when he started working?

2. When do Sven and Margery marry?

3. In Chapter 20, who does Alice say that she can stay with when she returns to England?

4. In Chapter 17, what type of vehicle do Mr. and Mrs. Brady pick up Izzy and the three little girls?

5. In Chapter 26, what does Alice bring to the jail before she goes to the courthouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is closed on the first day of the trial?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Alice want after she changes into dry clothes at Fred's?

3. What did Nancy Stone say that got Margery arrested?

4. What does the McCullough house look like?

5. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

6. What do Kathleen and Sophia ask Sven to take to Margery after the baby is born?

7. How does Margery realize that Van Cleve is responsible for the flooding?

8. In Chapter 16, where does Fred send Izzy?

9. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

10. How does Margery save William in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Alice and Margery attend Garrett Bligh’s funeral. How is the funeral different from funerals Alice has attended in the past? What does the funeral reveal about community?

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