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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 art does Margaret have on her walls?

2. Besides Ben and Phoebe, who does Sal write to?

3. How long have Gram and Gramps been married?

4. What is engraved on Sugar Hiddle's grave?

5. Why is Gramps worried as they drive into Idaho?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Phoebe sees her mother and Mike together, how is Mrs. Winterbottom different?

2. Why does Sal's view of Mrs. Cadaver change after Mr. Birkway visits Phoebe?

3. Who has been leaving the notes on Phoebe's porch and why?

4. Why does Ben's mother remind Sal of her own mother?

5. Who does Sal meet at the overlook on the way to Lewiston?

6. Why is Sal disappointed when she finds out that Mr. Birkway is Margaret's twin brother?

7. What does Sal realize was the reason behind her car trip to Idaho with her grandparents?

8. How did Margaret and Sal's father meet?

9. What does Sal realize when she worries about whether her actions could have gotten Gram bitten or made her mother miscarry?

10. How does Sal feel whenever she is with Ben and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Mrs. Winterbottom give up her son? In what ways has that experience influenced her behavior as a wife and mother?

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

A foil in literature refers to a character that highlights the traits of another character in order to make those traits more prominent. Explain how Phoebe is a foil for Sal.

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