View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katy seem to find soothing?

2. What does Haskell take time to do?

3. Why is the little school where Cordelia teaches being closed?

4. How accurate are Carlotta's predictions about the boys?

5. Who joins Julie doing things in the summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Katy's story end?

4. What do Danny and Julie figure out?

5. What does Julie's last year in elementary school mark in Aunt Cordelia's life?

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

7. Why is Julie's friendship with her uncle important?

8. What does Carlotta think of Julie's decision to live with Aunt Cordelia through high school?

9. What does Julie think about moving back in with her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Uncle Haskell tells Julie that Aunt Cordelia exhibits the same characteristics as her own mother, who preferred Haskell to Cordelia. Julie vows that if she ever has children, she will never show favoritism of the boys over the girls.

1. Do you think that boys are preferred over girls in general? Why or why not?

2. If Julie believes that her brother is preferred over herself by her Aunt Cordelia do you think this would affect her feelings towards herself, her brother and her aunt? Why or why not?

3. What do you think Julie should do to make her aunt see her as important as a boy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,068 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample