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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 Annabelle's mother serve for dessert in Chapter 20?

2. What type of coat is Constable Oleska wearing at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. What does Toby say he does for a living in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 14, where does Toby say he stayed until the rain let up?

5. What is Constable Oleska eating for breakfast at Annabelle's house in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Annabelle gather to take to Toby in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 14, where does Toby say that he has been?

4. Why did Annabelle have her hair cut short?

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

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

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

8. What is the report from the hospital about Betty in Chapter 20?

9. What does Annabelle's mother make everyone do after it is revealed that Jordan is really Toby?

10. What awakens Annabelle and her family at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Toby and Betty are outsiders. In what way are both of them outsiders? Why is one of them viewed more favorably than the other? How does their outsider status affect their roles in the novel? Why is Toby considered to be more of an outsider than Betty?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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