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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 flower does Sal's father leave at her place at the table?

2. With whom does Mary Lou go out on a date?

3. What is on Sal's desk at school shortly after school begins?

4. Sal finds Mr. Birkway to be strange and _______.

5. How does Sal feel right after her mother leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think that the whispers changed again to "rush, hurry, rush"?

2. Why did both Sal and Phoebe lie about where their mothers were when they first left?

3. Why does Sal's father allow Sal to go on the car trip with her grandparents?

4. Why does Phoebe think that Margaret is a murderer?

5. How does Sal react to Margaret when they first meet, and why?

6. How does Sal notices that Phoebe and Prudence have "their own agendas" after their mother burns the brownies?

7. Describe the atmosphere in Madison, Wisconsin.

8. Who rings Phoebe's doorbell, and what does he want?

9. How does Sergeant Bickle react to Phoebe's evidence? Why do you think he reacts that way?

10. How did Sal feel when her mother left, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Sal want to hate Margaret? Explain how and why her feelings about Margaret change.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think of Mr. Birkway's teaching style? What is his main goal in teaching? How could he improve?

Essay Topic 3

How does the point of view affect the story? How would the story be different if it was told from another point of view?

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