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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 kind of pies do Margaret make?

2. What did Molly live across the street from before she moved?

3. Why is Molly kept in the hospital when the bleeding stops?

4. How does Meg's mother feel about the move?

5. Why doesn't Will used his camera much?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Will's nephew trying to do to him?

2. How does Meg feel when the darkroom is finished?

3. What does Meg feel guilty for when Molly is taken to the hospital?

4. What does Meg think when she sees Molly styling her hair?

5. Who is Clarice?

6. Why does Meg decide she doesn't want to go to summer camp?

7. What is Meg's father's schedule like in the country?

8. What does Meg say about Tierny that makes Molly smile?

9. What favor does Molly ask of Meg just before she is to come home from the hospital?

10. What does Molly say she admires most about Meg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meg and Molly are two very similar people, yet they have some very notable and important differences. Write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters and use the text to cite examples to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why do you think Lois Lowry chose these particular places for this novel?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? Discuss some of the symbols. How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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