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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. How many times does June swallow to drink her Breakfast of Champions?

2. When June wakes in "Golden Boy," what does she see?

3. In "Sunrise," what type of bath does Nana Jean give June?

4. What does Nana Jean send Ziggy and Jenny out to pick in "Sunrise"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is make-believe?

2. What does Nana Jean decide to do after June tells her story?

3. How does June fall asleep at the end of "Golden Boy"?

4. in "Sarabande," what does June have to do when she comes home?

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

6. In "Kitchen Songs," how does June feel as she walks down Trowbridge Road?

7. When June and Ziggy are found, what does June learn about the cause of the smokey smell?

8. What are Ziggy and June playing when Buzz and John-John come and bother them in "Beasts from the Shadows"?

9. Who meets June when she walks down Trowbridge Road and why in "Kitchen Songs"?

10. What happened to Angela after the fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ziggy misses his mother when he is at Nana Jean’s. How often does Jenny come to visit Ziggy? What type of relationship do they have? What does their relationship convey about love?

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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