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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. In Chapter 10, what does the sheriff think a little triangle might be?

2. In Chapter 2, how far does Kya have to walk through deep sand or black mud to buy food?

3. In Chapter 21, what does Kya see on the other side of her screen door when she awakes?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Tate give Kya in a large box?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Kya find in the bottom of her first bag of supplies from Jumpin's store?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who is Chase Andrews?

2. In Chapter 9, who is Jumpin' and what does he look like?

3. In Chapter 12, how do Jumpin' and his wife Mabel help Kya?

4. In Chapter 4, what happens when Kya does not go back to school?

5. In Chapter 8, what information do the sheriff and his deputy learn from the first of the lab reports from Chase's body?

6. In Chapter 17, why does Kya ask for Mabel's help, and how does Mabel help?

7. In Chapter 15, who does Kya discover has been leaving her gifts, and what does the gift giver decide to do when they meet?

8. In Chapter 19, why does Chase's mother want to speak to the sheriff and his deputy?

9. In Chapter 14, what is learned from a lab report?

10. In Chapter 18, why does Tate leave earlier than he planned for college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point of view limits what readers know about characters and events. What is the point of view in the novel? How does that point of view affect what is revealed about characters and events? How does the point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Tate teaches Kya to read. What freedom does reading give Kya? In what ways does reading transform her life and enable her to survive?

Essay Topic 3

Kya is acquitted of Chase’s death at a trial. Why was Kya very afraid of Chase and what he might do to her? How does Tate learn that Kya did kill Chase? Did Kya kill Chase in self-defense? How does the author imply that Kya was morally justified in killing Chase?

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