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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 are Annabelle's brothers doing at the beginning of Chapter 18?

2. What food does Annabelle help herself to in Chapter 15 when her mother returns to her chores?

3. When is the only time that Annabelle's father's dogs are good at tracking?

4. What does Annabelle pick at the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. What is Annabelle's mother doing in Chapter 15, when Annabelle lies and says that she is going to pick more milkweed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one way that Annabelle assists the war effort?

2. In Chapter 19, where does Annabelle tell her father that Betty might be?

3. What is in the cellar of Annabelle's house?

4. How does Betty say that she fell in the well?

5. What did Trooper Coleman say that he learned from Andy in Chapter 18?

6. What do the men see when they find Betty in the well?

7. What picture seems suspicious in the latest batch of photos taken by Toby?

8. Why do James and Henry think that Toby has been hiding in their barn?

9. What did Andy have to say about Betty when he talked with the Constable?

10. Where does Annabelle go in Chapter 13?

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’s mood fluctuates throughout the novel. How does Annabelle’s mood fluctuate throughout the novel? How does her mood affect her behavior or the decisions that she makes?

Essay Topic 3

Many people believe that Toby is responsible for Betty’s disappearance. Why are most people so sure that Toby is responsible for her disappearance?

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