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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. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who are the only people that Kya speaks to?

2. In Chapter 3, how old are Benji Mason and Steve Long when they find Chase's body?

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

4. In Chapter 21, how many days does Kya wait before she gives up on Tate?

5. When is the body of Chase Andrews found in the swamp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, why might people want to kill Chase?

5. In Chapter 16, how did Jake and Maria meet and marry?

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

7. In Chapter 18, what does Tate bring for Kya's birthday?

8. In Chapter 3, who is Chase Andrews?

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

10. In Chapter 11, how does Kya make money when her father disappears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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