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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. Where do Cal and Toby decide to take Zachary in Chapter 13?

2. What does Reverend Newton say when he visits Toby's family that surprises Toby's dad?

3. Who calls Zachary a freak in Chapter 16?

4. Who is in awe of the ladybug release?

5. As Toby rides with his dad in Chapter 12, what does he miss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What good news does Zachary receive after his baptism?

2. How and when is the McKnight family notified of their son's death?

3. What does Toby's dad tell him during their fishing trip about his own father?

4. What steps does the minister tell Toby that must be taken to get baptized?

5. Why is Zachary unhappy when he first learns of the baptism plans?

6. Describe the Ladybug Waltz.

7. Why is Toby so mad at his father when they deliver bait on Saturday?

8. How do Cal, Toby and Kate protect Zachary from jeers at the movie?

9. Toby realizes why Zachary has never been baptized like he promised his mother he would be. What is the reason?

10. How do Cal and Toby talk Kate into helping them take Zachary to the movies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of water throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is tone? What was Toby's tone at the beginning and end of the novel? What does the change in tone throughout the novel suggest?

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