View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 47, how long does Ethan spend in bed?

2. In Chapter 53, what does Ethan wish Robert would make for breakfast?

3. What has Adam bought for April for Christmas in Chapter 30 that she takes?

4. What did April give a girl whom she traveled with, but then had to leave because the girl tried to pawn April's guitar?

5. Where was Matty discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 45, how well does April do when she plays at the restaurant a few more times?

2. How does Robert propose?

3. How is April feeling in Chapter 53, and what does Ethan say about how she is feeling?

4. Why does Justin decide to leave in Chapter 40?

5. What does Ethan ask April to attend with him, and what does he get her to wear?

6. How does April meet Justin in Chapter 42?

7. In Chapter 39, where do April and Justin stay?

8. What does April remember about traveling with a girl six months after she left Ithaca?

9. Why does April leave in Chapter 59?

10. What does April learn when Robert takes her to the doctor for a pregnancy check?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

April’s journey is a search for family. How does April’s birth family let her down? How does she create a non-traditional family to take the place of her birth family?

Essay Topic 2

April obscures her identity when she stays in Ithaca. How and why does April obscure her identity?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The People We Keep to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 870 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample