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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 does Jamie suggest will happen if they don't move into the trailer?

2. What does part of Jamie never want to stop doing?

3. How does the author describe Van's posture after he throws Nin?

4. Complete the following sentence; "He who cooks the pancakes..."

5. How does the author describe the atmosphere immediately after Patty catches Nin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie think it is okay if he doesn't go to school?

2. In what way is Earl the perfect person for Patty to have gone to for help?

3. What is Jamie thinking as he waits for his mother in the car?

4. How does Patty react to what Van does?

5. How does Earl help Jamie forget his situation at the beginning of this section?

6. How does Patty reassure Jamie?

7. How does Earl calm Jamie down at the end of this section?

8. What are the different ways of magic?

9. What are the alternatives to staying in the trailer?

10. What does Jamie recall about Van and Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How much does Jamie understand of the situation that he, Nin and Patty find themselves in? How does Jamie manage to cope with the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

How does Patty react to seeing Van in the trailer? Does Patty react in the right way?

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