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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 type of coat does Toby wear?

2. How old was Annabelle's mother when Annabelle was born?

3. Who does Betty live with in Chapter 1?

4. How does Annabelle get home from school at the end of Chapter 11?

5. What does Ruth's father do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Annabelle's mother think that the rock was meant to hit Mr. Ansel?

2. What is Betty doing when Annabelle sees her on the path in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Annabelle's father not think that the rock that hit Ruth fell loose and bounced out of the gully?

4. How does Annabelle's mother help Betty after Betty gets into poison ivy?

5. What happens when Betty finds Andy Woodberry in her seat at school in Chapter 5?

6. Why does Annabelle not tell her mother about Betty's threats in Chapter 4?

7. In Chapter 1, what things does Annabelle have in her room?

8. Who is Betty Glengarry?

9. What happens to Ruth during recess in Chapter 7?

10. In Chapter 11, what do the children do during recess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betty causes many of the conflicts in the novel. How does Betty cause conflict in the novel? With whom are most of these conflicts? How do these conflicts advance the plot and develop the characters, especially Annabelle?

Essay Topic 2

Annabelle and her mother are kind to Betty. Does Betty appreciate how Annabelle and her mother help her when she falls in poison ivy? How does kindness seem to affect Betty’s behavior in a positive or negative way?

Essay Topic 3

Annabelle spends some time meditating at Turtle Rock. Why does she go there? What does she reflect upon there? How do the conclusions she reaches at the rock affect her life?

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