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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 object do the girls see Ben lift from the sidewalk?

2. Why does Sal's father let her go on the trip with her grandparents?

3. How long before the story begins did Sal and her father move?

4. Where did Sal grow up?

5. What flavor does Sal detect in the kiss of all trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sal realize after she says that she wanted to tell Phoebe that Mrs. Winterbottom's leaving was not Phoebe's fault?

2. Why were Grandparents Hiddle arrested, and what does this show about them?

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

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

5. What do you think Mrs. Winterbottom means when she asks whether her daughters think she leads a tiny life?

6. How does Phoebe act at dinner with the Finneys? Why do you think she acted this way?

7. Why is it significant that Ben and Sal draw the same thing in class?

8. What is the significance of Gram and Gramps' marriage bed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does the title of the story mean? Why do you think the author chose this title for the story? Use specific examples from the novel to support your points.

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