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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. What is wrong with Betty's grandmother in Chapter 6?

3. What year is Annabelle 12?

4. What is Aunt Lily's job?

5. In Chapter 8, what do Annabelle and some of the other girls make at recess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some photographs that Tony has taken with the camera he borrowed from Annabelle's family?

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

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

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

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

6. How did Annabelle's family get a camera?

7. Who is Toby?

8. Why might Annabelle's family be considered rich?

9. Who is Betty Glengarry?

10. What does Annabelle do when her aunt Lily tells her not to lie about Betty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bigotry causes people to that Mr. Faas was the target of the rock that hurt Ruth. Why is it automatically assumed that Mr. Faas might be the target? Why is Mr. Faas the target of bigotry? How does bigotry lead to the conclusion that Toby was the perpetrator? How else does bigotry confuse the situation?

Essay Topic 2

The novel takes place in Wolf Hollow Pennsylvania. What role does the setting take in the novel? How does the setting advance the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Toby’s death affects Annabelle. Why is Annabelle so upset about his death? Why does his death bother her more than Betty’s death has? What conclusions does Annabelle reach about his death?

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