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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julie do as she explores her aunt's house?
(a) Tries to figure out why she is there.
(b) Cries.
(c) Sings.
(d) Remembers times when she has been there.

2. Of what does Bill assure Julie?
(a) That Julie is always welcome in their home.
(b) That once the baby is born, Laura and Julie can do the things they used to do.
(c) That the baby only has part of Laura's heart.
(d) That Laura loves her as much as ever.

3. When is the next time Julie sees Laura after Laura's marriage?
(a) When Laura is having her third child.
(b) When Julie is very ill.
(c) When she is pregnant.
(d) When Julie is sixteen.

4. What is one of Aunt Cordelia's greatest challenges as a schoolteacher?
(a) How to help Annie Kilpin slow down her writing to make it legible.
(b) To get the other children to like Annie Kilpin.
(c) How to help a retarded student, Annie Kilpin.
(d) To treat all students fairly.

5. What does the doctor do for Julie's screaming?
(a) Hypnotizes her.
(b) Makes her swallow a pill.
(c) Spanks her lightly.
(d) Gives her a shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of signs does Annie exhibit?

2. Who is moving to town?

3. Where do Julie and Carlotta take some gladiolas?

4. How does Cordelia's father squelch rumors about Jonathan and Cordelia when she is tutoring him?

5. Of what is Julie not convinced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news arrives towards the end of the summer?

2. Why does Julie feel vulnerable when she gets up after her mother's funeral?

3. What challenges Aunt Cordelia most about teaching and what does she encourage Julie and the other girls to do? How do they feel about it?

4. Where is Julie when she awakens?

5. Why does Julie envy Laura but what does Laura feel that Julie cannot understand?

6. What is announced a few weeks after the children discover Uncle Haskell's secret?

7. Why did Aunt Cordelia decide to host a birthday party for Julie?

8. Why is Aunt Cordelia upset with Julie's invitations and what does Julie do?

9. What happens to Julie when Laura takes her to her room?

10. How does Uncle Haskell help Julie with her loneliness after Chris leaves?

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