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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 did Cadence see Gat putting in an envelope in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 10, what snack did Cadence's grandfather remember buying her for the first time at a baseball game when she was four?

3. In Chapter 16, in the story that Cadence tells, how much does the king's eldest daughter love him?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Cadence wear when she went swimming alone?

5. In Chapter 38, what is Cadence's motto?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 33, why does Cadence tell Gat that she is angry?

2. In Chapter 23, what is different about Clairmont?

3. In Chapter 38, what mottoes do Cadence, Mirren, Gat, and Johnny have?

4. In Chapter 20, what plans are made for Cadence's summer vacation?

5. How does Cadence's family deal with loss, like having her grandmother die or her father leave?

6. In Chapter 29, who does Cadence see in the middle of the night?

7. In Chapter 14, how does Cadence describe her trip with her father?

8. In Chapter 32, what does Johnny want to own?

9. When Taft calls Cadence in Chapter 22, what does he want to do when Cadence comes and what does Cadence tell him?

10. In Chapter 8, what do Gat and Cadence believe about God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. These are round characters. Other characters are just known by a few characteristics or actions. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Cadence sees Johnny and Gat jump from some rocks, and she decides to do the same to show them how brave she is. Is Cadence brave when she jumps from the rocks? Was Cadence brave when she decided to burn down Clairmont? In what way are Cadence’s actions cowardly rather than brave?

Essay Topic 3

Cadence writes a number of fairy tales. How do the tales seem to help Cadence work through the events of summer 15? What do the tales symbolize?

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