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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. Who does Julie rebuff with hostility?

2. What relationship is Jonathan Eltwing to Aunt Cordelia?

3. What do Chris and Julie do when Laura is getting married?

4. When is the next time Julie sees Laura after Laura's marriage?

5. How does Uncle Haskell excuse himself from the guests?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Julie go and what does she do after she is chastised by Aunt Cordelia over hitting Danny?

2. What does Julie do when she hears the children say she will be going away and why?

3. How and what do Julie and Chris discover about Uncle Haskell?

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

5. What did the townspeople think of Aunt Cordelia tutoring Jonathan?

6. What does Jonathan say about Julie and how does she feel about it?

7. 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?

8. What do Julie and Chris do with Aunt Cordelia every day and what does she do?

9. From what type of family did Jonathan come?

10. What happens when Julie visits Laura and Bill and what does Bill tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The symbolism of the book's title becomes clear by the end of the story in that Julie learns that she has learned many lessons but has many more to learn along the road of her life.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Discuss when you think a person finishes learning in life and why you think it. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think many people say that life is a road one walks? Use examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses personification in this chapter, when she gives human characteristics to inanimate objects.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to illustrate your answer.

2. Write a brief description of your bedroom using personification.

3. Why do you think an author uses personification? Do you think it is an effective method of description?

Essay Topic 3

Julie experiences not only Chris' departure for boarding school but also Laura's marriage to Bill.

1. What effect do you think these types of events would have on a young girl? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

2. What do you think a person can do to adjust to changes in their life? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

3. Do you think it was fair to Julie for the family to send Chris off to school? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

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