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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. Who angers Polly at recess?

2. How did Thaddeus Blinn look?

3. How does the narrator call himself?

4. What does Sam do when Rowena suggests something to her mother?

5. How does Polly's mother become while trying to understand Polly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the discussion about Eunice and Agatha.

2. What does Stew Meat do with his card?

3. What does Rowena hear in the woods and what does she find?

4. What does Polly worry about the next morning and how is she initially reassured?

5. How does Sam react to hearing Henry Piper's name?

6. What happens when Polly starts complaining to her mother the next morning about the burned toast?

7. For whom is this book written and what is it about?

8. What is the Coven Tree Church Social and who is allowed to set up a booth there?

9. What does Polly want to ask her mother and why is she reluctant to do so?

10. How is the community of Coven Tree described in the Prologue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "The Wish Giver" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading "The Wish Giver"? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in "The Wish Giver" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "The Wish Maker"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in "The Wish Giver" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "The Wish Giver" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of "The Wish Maker", all three young people grow as a person in both complexity and understanding. "The Wish Giver" might be considered a slice of their larger story of their "coming of age." It might be said that "The Wish Giver" is a "bildungsroman" of the three young wish users. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of one of the three young people as she/he changes from a more carefree, innocent child to a wiser, young person. What are the significant events that change them?

3. After thoroughly analyzing one of the three's growth throughout "The Wish Maker", do you think "The Wish Giver" could be considered their Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "The Wish Giver" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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