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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 does Blair say Rolor is unhappy?

2. What does Amanda ask David to help her hunt for?

3. What kind of outfit does Amanda say she is wearing when she gets to the house?

4. How old are the twins at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Amanda say she can help David become?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Amanda tell David that she prefers living with her father?

3. Why is David seen as so mature for his age?

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

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

6. What does Jeff ask of David the first morning Amanda is in their home?

7. What is the second ordeal?

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

9. How did Esther get her nickname?

10. What caused Jeff to get rid of his strange collection?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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