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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. Which of the following is not one of the steps at the lumbermill?
2. Who must the children meet with, after they eat?
3. How long are the children given to eat?
4. Who reveals the doctor's name and location tot he children?
5. What is the foreman's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Violet and Sunny feel about Phil's response to Klaus' disappearance, in chapter 6?
2. What might the guardian's reasons for wanting the children to work in the mill until Violet comes of age be?
3. Describe Foreman Flacutono.
4. Describe the major change in the plot line, in chapter 6.
5. Describe the town of Paltryville.
6. What is the guardian of the children described as being like up to the end of chapter 4?
7. Do you think it was right for Mr. Poe to leave the children alone at the station in Paltryville? Why or why not?
8. How is foreshadowing used in chapter two?
9. How does Charles raise the Children's hopes after the meeting?
10. What does the mention of the gum in chapter 3 help to explain from earlier in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1. Describe, in detail, two examples of mean things that Sir did in the story.
2. Describe, in detail, two examples of good things that Sir did in the story.
Do you think that Sir was good, bad or neutral over all, based on your answers to the above questions?
Essay Topic 2
Paltryville, and especially the mill, are, as the book title suggests, miserable.
Part 1: How do you feel that the miserable surroundings influenced the attitudes of the children?
Part 2: Did the surroundings seem to affect other characters and, if so, in what ways?
Essay Topic 3
Write a detailed essay about which one of the characters from the book was your favorite and why. Use at least four examples of things that character did in the book to back up your answer.
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