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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 faints after hearing the news that Mila is missing in Chapter 15?

2. What type of place does Stella find that Tessie and Daniel Keen recently purchased?

3. In Chapter 17, when does Ellie remember it was the first time Noah signaled her with a pebble on her window?

4. What does Naomi drive?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Stella want for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Stella and Ellie do in the race in Chapter 27?

2. Why does Ellie always love coming to Ellacoya?

3. Why could Thomas Keene not have hurt his daughter?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 14, what is Stella feeling about Mila?

5. What does Ellie tell Stella about where she was when Mila disappeared and how she spent her summer?

6. What mistake does Stella make during the charity run?

7. What does Naomi say about Mila at her funeral?

8. What is Stella reading and why in Chapter 29?

9. What is the course like at Tremont High?

10. Why is Stella taken out of practice in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in They'll Never Catch Us? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in the book are cross-country runners. What does running mean to various characters? What problems are created by the competition on the team? What is communicated about competitive sports and the pros and cons of these types of sports?

Essay Topic 3

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in They'll Never Catch Us? How does the author create suspense in those sections of the book?

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