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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. When Phoebe goes downstairs to say goodnight to her father, what does she notice he had been doing?

2. Whom did Mrs. Winterbottom call to let her family know she was okay?

3. What is the real age of Phoebe's father?

4. What does Gramps offer the boy from the river at the hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the blackberry pie trigger a negative memory for Sal?

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

3. How does Sal try to warn her father about Margaret?

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

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

6. How is Phoebe's journal decorated, and why is this important?

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

8. What evidence does Phoebe present to Sergeant Bickle as proof that her mother was kidnapped?

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

10. How does Sal's father respond to the news that Mrs. Winterbottom has left, and why is this important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the notes that were left on Phoebe's porch. What does each of them mean, and how does each relate to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why you think Native American heritage was so important to Sal and her mother.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Sal angry at her mother for leaving? What does being angry accomplish for Sal?

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