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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 21, where does Kya stay after she gives up on Tate?

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

3. In Chapter 7, where does Pa say that someday he will take Kya?

4. In Chapter 4, what is Kya's real name?

5. In Chapter 21, how long after July 4 does Kaya not leave her place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, when had Tate come back to see Kya, and why did he not speak to her?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Jumpin' tell Kya about people looking for her and what he told them?

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, what does Kya see when she runs to the porch after hearing the screen door slap?

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

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

8. In Chapter 21, how does Kya feel as the years pass without Tate?

9. At the end of Chapter 7, why does Kya feel special?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The majority of the scenes in the novel take place in a marsh in North Carolina. How does the author present the setting? What feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters and readers? What role does the setting play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Kya is left to survive on her own when she is ten. How has Kya been taking care of herself since her mother left? How does her father’s abandonment cause challenges for Kya’s survival? What is learned about self-sufficiency through the ways that Kya finds to take care of herself when she is left alone?

Essay Topic 3

Tate protected Kya even when he was a very young boy. How does Tate take care of Kya even when he is young? When does Kya first get to know Tate? What type of relationship develops between them? Why does Tate end the relationship? How does the trial bring them back together? What does Tate teach Kya about love? How does their relationship relate to the theme of love and romance in the novel?

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