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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 is Kate found when she goes missing the second time on her first day?

2. Where does Jancsi and his father pick up Kate?

3. Who tells the story of the mirage?

4. What kills the soldiers in the mirage story?

5. Why does Kate make changes in her clothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistake does Kate make at the Toe Pincer?

2. What does Kate's egg for Jancsi have on it, and why?

3. How does Jancsi learn most of his ranching skills?

4. How do the soldiers in the mirage story die?

5. What does Kate wear on Easter?

6. What is the first sign that Kate is going to cause trouble?

7. How does Marton reward Kate's good behavior around Easter time?

8. What favor does Pista ask of Kate?

9. What surprise does Kate get on the morning they go to see the lambs?

10. What happens to Kate after she steals the wagon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kate respond to being taught by Jancsi, and what does this reveal about the relationship between these cousins?

Essay Topic 2

What role did discipline play in this book, and how was this important theme presented by the author and the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the plot of one of the Hungarian legends shared in this book, and give some reasons as to why this might have been seen as important enough to the author to include in the book.

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