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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. What is Stew Meat's function in Coven Tree?

2. How does Polly avoid making croaking noises the next day at school?

3. About what does Polly complain to her mother the next morning?

4. About what does Polly begin to worry?

5. Who does Polly encounter on the way to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is narrator the best person to be narrating the story?

2. What does Polly find and then lose?

3. How does Polly impress her teacher?

4. Why does Polly go ahead and ask her mother and what is her mother's response?

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

6. Describe the discussion about Eunice and Agatha.

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

8. What does each story chronicle?

9. What does Polly decide about her card and what happens?

10. What does Rowena take Henry for breakfast and how does he like it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An element common to all three stories continues to manifest. This is the idea that in each story, characters with negative attributes are clearly and vividly contrasted with characters who have opposite, more positive attributes.

1. Who is the positive character(s) who are contrasted to Polly's character? Discuss how they contrast and what Polly might be able to learn from that character(s).

2. Who is the positive character(s) who are contrasted to Rowena's character? Discuss how they contrast and what Polly might be able to learn from that character(s).

3. Who is the positive character(s) who are contrasted to Adam's character? Discuss how they contrast and what Polly might be able to learn from that character(s).

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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