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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 19, what food does Deputy Purdue bring to the sheriff's office?

2. In Chapter 13, how many boys come yelling insults at Kya at her shack?

3. In Chapter 1, what do Kya's sisters cook for supper?

4. In Chapter 17, what year is Tate in school?

5. In Chapter 9, what year is it when Kya meets Jumpin'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where and when is Chase Andrews body discovered in the Prologue?

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, what advice does Jodie give Kya before he leaves?

6. In Chapter 3, who is Chase Andrews?

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

8. In Chapter 13, who bothers Kya?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a novel, the protagonist is usually the main character and the antagonist is the character who causes the protagonist the most problems in the story. Who is the protagonist in the novel and why? Who is the main antagonist and why? How are interactions between these two characters responsible for conflict in the novel? How does the protagonist handle the conflicts caused by the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Kya’s father abandons her when she is ten. How would you describe the relationship that Kya had with her father before other family members left? How does Kya learn to live with her father? What longings does her relationship with her father fulfill for Kya? How is she affected when she realizes that he is gone for good?

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