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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. In Chapter 6, how many days are there until the event that Simon invites Maren to?

2. In Chapter 7, what color is Clara's robe?

3. In Chapter 4, how far a walk do Clara and Maren have if Simon does not drive them home?

4. In Chapter 3, what is the design of Scarff's pipe?

5. In Chapter 1, what color are Maren's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Auntie and Clara tell Simon when he comes to take Maren to a dance?

2. In Chapter 9, who makes a delivery and what do they bring?

3. In Chapter 5, how is Maren changing?

4. How does Scarff say that he met Verity in Chapter 10?

5. How is a section of Pinkney's field set up for the medicine show?

6. How does Pilsner fit into the family in Chapter 10?

7. In Chapter 11 where does O'Neill sleep and why?

8. In Chapter 3, how does Scarff remember that O'Neill came to travel with him?

9. In Chapter 1, how is Maren changing?

10. How does Clara describe the caravan that Scarff and O'Neill travel with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Family is an important theme in the novel. How do Auntie and Scarff create a family? How is the family they create more of a traditional family than the Phipps family? Why are actions more important than blood when it comes to being a family?

Essay Topic 2

Clara notices that O’Neill pays special attention to Maren. How does Clara feel about O’Neill? How does she think that he feels about Maren? Why is Clara jealous of Maren and how does she deal with her jealousy?

Essay Topic 3

O’Neill, Clara, and Maren do not know who their parents are. What is important about the fact that none of the three know their parents? Does not knowing who their parents are bother them? How does the mystery of their parentage affect them and the type of people they are?

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