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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. What does Willow do when David comes home while she is babysitting?

2. Who interrupts David and Willow when they meet on the street?

3. Who leaves a note for Willow the morning after her fight with David?

4. Who is Willow surrounded by at the end of the book?

5. Why does Willow think Cathy and David haven't asked her to do something?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Willow get some help while she is babysitting?

2. How does Willow end the conversation between David and the person who stopped him on the street?

3. What does Willow's conversation with Markie prepare her to do?

4. What mean comments does Andy make that bother Willow?

5. What does Willow do when she wakes up in the early morning after her babysitting experience?

6. What happens at the end of the book?

7. Where does Willow stop on the way to her childhood home, and why?

8. What is the first thing David says to Willow when she comes in while he is crying?

9. What does Willow want to do after leaving the restaurant?

10. What did Willow do to hurt Markie so much?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Willow repair her relationship with her brother, and what led to this healing?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Julia Hoban have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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