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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 is Mr. Faas transporting in his wagon in Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the phone operator in Chapter 11?

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

4. What do Annabelle and her family have for dessert after Sunday dinner in Chapter 10?

5. What type of car does Mrs. Taylor drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Annabelle's china piggy bank?

2. Why will Ruth not go back to school with Annabelle?

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

4. How has Toby helped Annabelle's family?

5. Who is Betty Glengarry?

6. Why is Constable Oleska waiting outside church in Chapter 10?

7. How does Annabelle describe her aunt Lily?

8. What happens to James as he walks home in Chapter 8?

9. Why do Annabelle's family prune spruces in Chapter 9, and how do her brothers help?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betty and Toby are character foils. In what ways are the two character foils? How does this contrast help develop the characters and advance the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Henry begins to see his sister and life as they really are in the novel. How do the situations and events in the book affect Henry? How do they help him to mature and see his sister and life as they really are?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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