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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. Where does Uncle Toby work?

2. In "Copper Beech," what are the Delmato girls doing on their porch?

3. What grade did Nana Jean teach when she was a teacher?

4. What does June rub over her face in the cellar in "Majestica"?

5. In "Queen of Fairies," where does June remember where Nana Jean and Ziggy had a picnic shortly after he moved in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does June remember about her father?

3. What do the neighborhood kids think about June Bug's house?

4. In "Secrets," where does June tell her mother she has been, and what does Angela reply?

5. How does June spend her evening in "Secrets"?

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

7. How do Ziggy and June cover the abandoned cellar in "Majestica," and what does it look like?

8. In "Mother and Child," what does Nana Jean tell Jenny when Jenny asks for her opinion?

9. In "Mother and Child," what does June say that she and Ziggy do?

10. How does June explain when Ziggy accuses her of staring at him in "Transformation"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

Angela does not take good care of June. What is June’s relationship with her mother? Is Angela abusive, neglectful, sick, or a combination of the three?

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