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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 are the names of Scarff's horses in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 7, if Maren turns into a mermaid, how does Clara think that she might send messages?

3. In Chapter 4, how old is Gretel Goodling?

4. What is Auntie making at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Maren tell Simon that she wants to buy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Simon come to Auntie's house in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, what do Clara and Auntie do as September arrives?

6. In Chapter 9, how does O'Neill send a message and what news does he send?

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

8. How did Clara and Maren come to Auntie?

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

10. In Chapter 7, what has O'Neill sent to Auntie, Clara, and Maren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

O’Neill creates a special painting for Clara. What elements are in the painting? What do each of these elements symbolize? What does the painting symbolize regarding O’Neill’s feelings for Clara?

Essay Topic 2

Auntie encourages Clara and Maren to be thankful and content in their lives. Why are the girls sometimes sad and not feeling thankful? How does Auntie encourage them to be thankful and content? How do the girls’ lives reflect this teaching from Auntie?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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