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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. By the end of the night, the two have ______________.

2. Royce and Mary Alice awkwardly meet, and there is obvious _________.

3. When do Mary Alice and Royce meet?

4. By this time, Mary Alice has made a friend, _______________, and is on better terms with several girls.

5. The Christmas program is getting closer, and while Carleen Lovejoy has a magnificent costume, Mary Alice has only what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ina-Rae and Mary Alice get back at Carleen? Why do they do it in this way?

2. How does Grandma take advantage of this man? Why does she do this?

3. What is learned about Mrs. Weidenbach? How is this significant?

4. Why does Mrs. Weidenbach ask for Grandma's help? Why is this surprising?

5. How is Carleen Lovejoy like Mildred Burdick?

6. What does Bootsie bring back to Mary Alice? Why might he do this?

7. What is one way that Grandma surprises Mary Alice during this holiday season? How is this important?

8. Why does Grandma change her mind regarding Mrs. Weidenbach's request?

9. What is Grandma's final surprise for Mary Alice? What does this reinforce about Grandma?

10. Who is the strange man who comes calling? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first section begins a pattern that repeats throughout the rest of the book.

Part 1) What is this pattern? How is this pattern significant? What theme does this pattern support? What characters does this pattern and theme affect? How are they affected?

Part 2) How is this pattern and theme relevant to your own life? How can you relate to the characters in this book through this theme?

Part 3) What is another book you have read or story you have heard that has this same theme? Is this a universal theme? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Daughters of the American Revolution meeting is used as a lesson.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up to the DAR meeting. Why is Grandma asked to participate? Initially, why did you believe she wanted to hold the meeting at her home? What takes place at this meeting? How was this foreshadowed?

Part 2) Why does Grandma decide to teach Mrs. Weidenbach a lesson? How is this lesson taught in typical Grandma fashion? Should she have put Mrs. Weidenbach in her place like this? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you believe Mrs. Weidenbach learned a lesson? Why or why not? Might there have been a better way to teach Mrs. Weidenbach a lesson? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

After arriving in town, Mary Alice is directly taken to high school.

Part 1) Describe Mary Alice's high school experience. How does it compare to your own school experiences? How was school in the 1930s like school today? How was it different?

Part 2) How does school become an important place for Mary Alice? How is she changed by her experiences at this school? Are these changes good or bad? Why?

Part 3) How have your school experiences changed you? Do you believe attending school is an important part of one's childhood? Why or why not?

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