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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 Chris call?

2. When are Jonathan and his wife going to visit Cordelia's home?

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

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

5. When Julie hits Chris for kissing her and gives him a black eye, what is Aunt Cordelia's response?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Aunt Cordelia make her money and what else does she do?

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

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

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

7. What can Aunt Cordelia be counted on for and how does Julie feel towards her?

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

9. 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?

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

Julie has learned most of her life lessons from Aunt Cordelia, whose example has taught that obstacles can be overcome with perseverance and compassion and by viewing life as a wonderful journey.

1. Do you believe that all obstacles in life can be overcome with perseverance? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Julie overcame more obstacles in her young life than most high school seniors? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Aunt Cordelia makes compassion as important as perseverance? 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

In this chapter, the author relies heavily on the use of memory as Laura recalls the story of Aunt Cordelia and Jonathan Eltwing and relays the story to Julie. In this way, the author can provide more information about Aunt Cordelia's character without the filters normally applied, when a person talks about himself.

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

2. Do you think the way the author relayed information about Aunt Cordelia in chapter 5 was the best way to give this information? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Laura talking to Julie can provide more information about Aunt Cordelia than her talking about herself?

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