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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. What does the person in #52 advise Julie?

2. To what does Aunt Cordelia often treat Julie and Chris for their help?

3. What bothers the other girls the most about Annie?

4. What does Aunt Cordelia do as Julie cleans the dishes?

5. That summer, what is happening to Aggie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aunt Cordelia try to do for the Kilpin family and how does she feel when she returns home?

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

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

4. How is Julie and Aggie's relationship the rest of the school year and what happens in the summer that bothers Julie?

5. Who does Julie meet as the novel opens and why hasn't she seen them for awhile?

6. Where does Julie end up on her first day at her aunt's house and what does her aunt do?

7. What does Uncle Haskell tell Julie about Aggie's death?

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

9. What is a drastic change in Julie's life when she is ten? How is she involved in it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie remembers an old hiding place in a closet under the stairs and she climbs in hoping to avoid seeing Mrs. Peters, Danny, and Carlotta. Mrs. Peters outwits Julie and discovers the girl's hiding place but is unsuccessful at retrieving her. Ultimately, Aunt Cordelia returns home, learns of Julie's hiding place from Mrs. Peters, and climbs in beside Julie where aunt and niece hold each other and sob in their mutual grief.

1. Do you think this is the best thing Aunt Cordelia could have done? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Julie is being difficult by hiding? Why or why not?

3. How do you think you would react and what would you do if you were in Julie's place?

Essay Topic 2

Julie tells Brett about the meeting she had had with Alicia and tells Brett that she cannot help him with his homework any longer. Brett's temper explodes at this denial, and rising to go, he tries to coerce Julie to walk with him in the woods.

1. Discuss, with examples, why you think Brett was angry at Julie's refusal.

2. Do you think Brett had a good reason for getting angry? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Brett might be dating Julie only for getting help with his homework? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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