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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 Meg accuse Molly of before she goes back to the hospital?

2. Why can't Molly talk when Meg comes to see her?

3. How does Ben listen to the baby's heartbeat during labor?

4. What does Lydia talk about as she works on the quilt?

5. What allows Meg to be strong in her grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ben show Meg something strange in the garden?

2. What impresses Meg when she starts teaching Will?

3. What does Meg think when Molly climbs into her father's lap?

4. Why does Will tell Meg she needs to come back to the country in the Fall?

5. What does Molly ask of Meg as she is taken to the hospital again?

6. What is Molly sick with?

7. What strange thing does Ben show Meg in the garden?

8. What does Meg first see when she comes to Maria's house while she is in labor?

9. How does Meg interpret the dreams she has about Molly?

10. What kind of rumors are spread about Maria and Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. Discuss three these instances of fear. How does fear affect the characters in the book? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What are some key examples of gratitude and how do these instances affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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