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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 does Rowena realize when she thinks back to the day in Blinn's tent?

2. How does Adam react to what someone says about the cause of the water problem?

3. What does Rowena make for Sam?

4. Who is the first person narrator in the Epilogue?

5. What does Rowena tell Sam and Henry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam start doing for his mother and how does he frighten himself?

2. What does Sam say he's been doing in the library and with what result?

3. What does Adam's ma tell him when he goes down to breakfast?

4. What does Sam bring back for Henry and what does he say when Rowena tells Sam about what Henry said to her?

5. How does Rowena learn the truth about Henry's actions to her when he would visit Rowena's pa?

6. What does Rowena hear about Adam at a party and what is her thought about it?

7. What does Adam hear as he is going to bed and what does his pa say about it?

8. What does Stew Meat say happens just as he is closing his store?

9. Why does Adam's pa make a raft and what do they do with the raft?

10. What do Rowena's parents hear and then learn when they investigate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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