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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 9, when are O'Neill and Scarff to come to see Clara, Maren, and Auntie?

2. In Chapter 4, where will there be a traveling show?

3. In Chapter 10, where does Scarff say that Verity was raised?

4. What does Simon invite Maren to attend in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 8 in Clara's dream when she is dressed as a boy, what does she carry that bounces against her leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happens when Maren tells Simon that she wants a pair of gloves at the medicine show?

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

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

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

5. Who cursed Scarff and Verity and why?

6. Who are Scarff and O'Neill?

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

8. In Chapter 12, why does Clara scold O'Neill for promising Osbert licorice lozenges?

9. In Chapter 12, who peeks into the window at Verity's home and what does he see?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At the end of the novel, Clara reflects and realizes that she has left her childhood behind. In what ways does Clara leave her childhood behind because of the things she experiences in the novel? How do the conflicts she faces help her grow and mature?

Essay Topic 3

The story is told from Clara’s point of view. What does the reader know about events and characters because of how the story is told? How does telling the story from Clara’s point of view affect the plot?

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