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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 Clive was a boy, when did he bathe?

2. How many lanterns does Karr bring for the Shacklefords and other searching for Two?

3. How does May Shackleford usually end her day?

4. After Two's accident, when is May planning a trip to Colorado?

5. How deep is the tank that Two and Ocher dive into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Noel Cemetery?

2. What murders is Two Feathers aware of in "Crawford Confides"?

3. When Crawford goes to the Shackleford's for help, who offers to come?

4. In "Hazardous Business," who does Crawford find under the diving platform?

5. Who are the Juggling Juggernauts, and what information is provided about them?

6. What does Crawford see and realize after Two disappears after the Sunday afternoon jump?

7. Why are Two and the Montgomery sisters thankful to be working at Glendale?

8. What animals is Two drawn to at Glendale and why?

9. How does Clive feel when he gets to Two, and how does he control his emotions?

10. Who is James E. Shackleford?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky? Why is it not history?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about situations and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Clive, Two, and May all grieve for different reasons. Why do Clive, Two, and May grieve? How do they grieve in different ways? What do the way that these character grieve reveal about grief and dealing with grief?

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