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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 2, what are the names of the brother and sisters that Kya remembers leaving?

2. In Chapter 3, when was Barkley Cove settled?

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

4. In Chapter 3, how long does Dr. Vern Murphy believe that Chase has been dead?

5. In Chapter 22 after seeing Chase on the beach, how many times does Kya go to Jumpin's wharf in one week?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how does Kya spend her birthday?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Jodie offer to play with Kya?

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

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

6. In Chapter 10, what signs do the sheriff and his deputy find, and why are they not useful?

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

8. In Chapter 3, who is Chase Andrews?

9. In Chapter 19, what do some guys tells the sheriff and his deputy that might help solve Chase's murder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Tate introduces Kya to poetry. Why does Kya like poetry? How and why does poetry give Kya comfort in times of distress?

Essay Topic 3

Tate leaves Kya after he goes to college. How often has Kya experienced abandonment before Tate disappears? Why is it particularly difficult for Kya to accept that Kate has abandoned her? How does Tate’s disappearance affect her relationship with others? What is revealed about abandonment?

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