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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 Matthew sit when June decides to tell her story at the end of "Summer Baskets"?

2. Into what does Jenny pour the Breakfast of Champions?

3. What color towel does June use for her mother after her mother takes a bath in "A Choir of Crows"?

4. While Nana Jean is making phone calls, where do June and Ziggy go in "Aftermath"?

5. When does Uncle Toby plan to come back in "What the Cat Dragged In"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does June tell about her mother in "Truth"?

2. What happens when June stays up late to show her father the first time she loses a tooth?

3. What does June imagine about living in a new place, and how does it make her feel?

4. Why does June think she started a fire when she smells smoke in "Wings"?

5. In "Summer Baskets," what does Jenny reveal in her prayer?

6. How does June feel after drinking her Breakfast of Champions?

7. In "What the Cat Dragged In," what does June do after Uncle Toby leaves?

8. What happens when Uncle Toby comes over in "What the Cat Dragged In"?

9. What is Uncle Toby's new apartment like?

10. Who does Nana Jean send outside in "Sunrise" and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

June and Ziggy become friends. What do June and Ziggy have in common? How do they become friends? What is revealed about friendship through their relationship?

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