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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 4, how many times has Simon asked Maren to marry him this year?

2. In Chapter 4, what are Gretel's brother's symptoms?

3. In Chapter 9, what did Clara, Maren, and Auntie do in winters past?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Maren have while everyone else enjoys dinner?

5. What unusual talents does Pilsner have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what do Maren and Clara do after breakfast on Christmas morning?

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

3. What are Auntie, Clara, and Maren doing at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 5, how is Maren changing?

5. Who are Scarff and O'Neill?

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

7. In Chapter 8, what does Clara dream?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clara and Maren have been raised together, but have different personalities. In what ways are Clara and Maren alike and unalike? How do those similarities and differences affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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