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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 is Esther's nick name?

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

3. How does David know Amanda was fighting with Molly before they got to the house?

4. What does Janie do that upsets Amanda?

5. Which animal is Amanda's familiar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Amanda get the younger children to help weed the garden?

3. Why is Amanda so upset when she hears there are no cemeteries nearby?

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

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

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

7. What is the first ordeal?

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

9. How do each of the children eat their dinner during the first ordeal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Stanleys accomplish their ordeals and what does this indicate about them?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Golanski is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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