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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 between Annabelle's place and Toby's shack?

2. When Annabelle brings food for Toby in Chapter 15, what does food does Toby share with her?

3. How does Betty say that she got in the well?

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

5. In Chapter 15, how many dogs does Annabelle's mother say that her husband took on the search for Betty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the men who come with Annabelle's father in Chapter 18?

4. Why were the bloodhounds in Waynesburg?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Annabelle describe the state trooper?

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

Toby is kind to Annabelle. In what ways is Toby kind to Annabelle? How does his kindness make him a target for Betty?

Essay Topic 3

Annabelle wishes that life could be like beets. How does Annabelle describe beets? What do beets symbolize for Annabelle, and why does she wish life would be more like beets?

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