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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 movie does Windy have?

2. What movie does Windy want to rent at Brewster's?

3. What snack food does Jodie show Rose on page 126?

4. What movie does Rose mention on page 72?

5. What ghost story did Windy say that Rose's mom made up one time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Wallaces listening to during dinner on page 92, and what does Rose's father do while they listen?

2. Why did Ron Tomlinson throw up when Rose was in second grade?

3. Why does Alice drop a dish on page 97?

4. How does Rose get to Windy's house and what does she do on the way?

5. How does Rose explain the argument between her parents on page 106?

6. What did Rose think about milkweed the first time she saw it?

7. What do Windy and Rose decide to do in this section (pages 1-65) of the novel?

8. What did Rose used to do with her father when she was little?

9. What do Auntie Jodie and Uncle Daniel bring when they visit Awago?

10. How did Rose learn to open her eyes under water when she swam, and how did she feel about her new found skill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the section of pages 130-201, Rose's aunt and uncle visit. Why do Rose's aunt and uncle come to visit and what happens that causes them to leave early?

Essay Topic 2

Duncan is a clerk at Brewster's store. How do Windy and Rose view Duncan differently and how are their different points of view partially related to their ages?

Essay Topic 3

This summer is different from other summers. What makes this summer so different and what do the differences have to do with the stresses the Wallaces are going through?

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