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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. On page 203, how many days have passed?

2. On page 207, what is the little boy's name who is told to stop fiddling and listen?

3. On page 210, how much longer do WIndy and Rose have to wait before getting back together with Evelyn and Windy's grandmother?

4. What is the weather like on pages 222-223?

5. How old was Rose when they first came to Awago Beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Rose's father tell her on page 164, and how does Rose react?

2. Why doesn't Rose take her stuff up to her cottage on page 162?

3. What do Rose and Windy discuss about snoring when they are washing their hair in the lake?

4. Why does Windy think that Duncan's girlfriend is pregnant?

5. Why did WIndy cry the first time she visited the Heritage Village?

6. Why does Rose think Jenny is cheating on Duncan, but Windy doesn't think Jenny is cheating.?

7. Why does Jenny begin crying at the Heritage Village?

8. What does Alice say about Evan leaving?

9. What do Rose and Alice argue about on pages 226-230?

10. What project did Rose do with her family three years ago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Rose grows and matures in the novel. What are some events and situation that help Rose come of age and how does each incident make her stronger?

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