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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. Why does Uncle Haskell need a diversion?

2. What does Julie secretly think?

3. How does Aunt Cordelia respond?

4. What advice does Danny offer Julie?

5. Where is one of Julie's stories published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julie's family do about Julie's sadness?

2. What ends Brett and Julie's relationship and what does Brett do?

3. What does Julie discuss with Aunt Cordelia and what is the result?

4. Why does Uncle Haskell come yelling for Aunt Cordelia one night?

5. What does Julie hear about her and being raised by Aunt Cordelia?

6. What event mars some of Julie's joy at success?

7. Why is Julie happy the summer between her junior and senior year?

8. What does Julie tell Brett when she sees him the night of her meeting with Alicia?

9. How does Katy respond to living in the country?

10. What happens to Uncle Haskell's and Katy's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author brings to closure the foreshadowing used at the incident of Katy Eltwing's panic attack at the old creek bridge earlier in the book.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement?

2. Explain why or why not you thought the incident of Katy at the bridge was important to the story.

3. Do you think the panic attack Katy had at the bridge meant she could see the future? Why or why not?

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

Carlotta thinks that Julie's decision to live at Aunt Cordelia's house during her high school years is a sign of madness, because no boy will want to drive out to the country to pick up Julie for dates. If the distance from town were not enough of a deterrent, surely no boy would want to encounter Aunt Cordelia if he did not have to.

1. Do you that Carlotta is correct? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Julie should make a decision as to where to live based on whether she will find boys to date? Why or why not?

3. Explain what you would do in Julie's situation.

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