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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nellie's response when Lolly asks why she has the old highchair out in Chapter 10?
(a) She and Lawrence are expecting a baby.
(b) Lawrence is gluing on a missing piece.
(c) She and Lawrence have adopted a baby.
(d) She likes to place Edward there.

2. How is Lolly's voice described in Chapter 10?
(a) Loud.
(b) High-pitched.
(c) Willowy.
(d) Soft.

3. How is Lolly related to Nellie?
(a) Lolly is Nellie's mother-in-law.
(b) Lolly is Nellie's daughter.
(c) Lolly is Nellie's sister.
(d) Lolly is Nellie's niece.

4. Why does Lolly take Edward to the dump in Chapter 10?
(a) Because of her fear of dolls.
(b) Because she believes that he is inhabited by a ghost.
(c) Because he is dirty and covered in bed lice.
(d) Because of townspeople talking about her parents.

5. Where does Edward sit while the old fisherman and Nellie eat dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) On the kitchen counter.
(b) On a shelf in the bedroom.
(c) At the table.
(d) Atop the refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Edward's pocket watch lost in Chapter 2?

2. After how many days at the dump does Edward's salvation arrive in Chapter 11?

3. What does Abilene do each morning after dressing Edward?

4. What name does Nellie christen Edward with when he is given to her?

5. What is the "first genuine and true emotion" that Edward experiences in Chapter 6 (49)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pellagrina say to Edward when tucking him into bed in Chapter 4? Why?

2. How is Edward moved from the sea bottom in Chapter 7?

3. What items does Nellie make for Edward?

4. What does Edward see as he falls from the ship in Chapters 5 and 6?

5. What happened in the instance when the neighbor's dog got into the house with Edward?

6. How do Nellie and Lawrence treat and interact with Edward?

7. How is Edward rescued from the sea in Chapter 7?

8. How is Lawrence described? What does he do?

9. What happens to the main character in Pellagrina's story in Chapter 4?

10. How long does Edward spend at the dump? How is this time described?

(see the answer keys)

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