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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. In "Majestica," where does June leave her backpack when she goes home?

2. When Marty got sick, where was a hospital bed set up for him?

3. In "Majestica," what are some plants growing in Nana Jean's garden?

4. In "Majestica," what color are Matthew's wings?

5. In "Cello Songs," when does Angela say that Uncle Toby will bring groceries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ziggy say when Nana Jean offers to take him downtown to get his hair cut and buy him some new clothes?

2. What does June see and hear when Ziggy is not at the tree in "Mother and Child"?

3. What is the disinfection process Angela goes through after Toby leaves?

4. What is Ziggy like and what does he bring with him?

5. What does June dream at the end of "Summer Storm"?

6. What did Jenny give Ziggy, and what does he say about it?

7. Why did Ziggy think in "Courante," that June might not come back?

8. What is the ninth dimension, and why can Ziggy and June go there?

9. What happens when June shrieks to make an ocean of clouds disappear?

10. How does Uncle Toby help with food?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Crowley boys make fun of June and Ziggy and attack Ziggy. Why do the Crowley boys laugh at June and Ziggy? How do they try to hurt Ziggy? How does June deal with them? Is the way she deals with them an effective way to deal with bullies?

Essay Topic 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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