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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. What does David put his food in on the day of the first ordeal?

2. What does Amanda do when she first gets to the house to show she doesn't want to be there?

3. What is Jeff's occupation?

4. Who argues about the test results?

5. What does Amanda say the thing on her forehead signifies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Amanda realize about the Stanley children when she tests them?

4. What is the first ordeal?

5. What does Janie do while they weed the garden?

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

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

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

9. What does Amanda say about her animals?

10. Who is Amanda's favorite new sibling, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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