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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. Why did Jeff marry Molly?

2. Why does Amanda have so many animals?

3. How does David watch Amanda when she first gets to the house?

4. How does Amanda ask David for help when she gets to the house?

5. How does Molly look when she first brings Amanda to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What angers David during the first ordeal?

2. How is David motivated by his mother with his situation with Amanda?

3. What surprises Amanda about the Stanley children during the second ordeal?

4. What does Blair say about Amanda, and why is this so surprising?

5. What is the second ordeal?

6. What does Amanda try to always be to keep up her appearance?

7. What does Blair tell David about Rolor, and what does this indicate?

8. What does Amanda say about her animals?

9. How did David come to accept his father's new marriage?

10. Why does Jeff have to go away for a while?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by Zilpha Keatley Snyder in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Irony was a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where Irony was present, and how did these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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