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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 rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's lunches at school?

2. What does Sara-Kate make Hillary promise after she insults the elves?

3. Why does Sara-Kate have to go to the drugstore?

4. Mr. Lenox like to talk to __________.

5. What makes Hillary think that elves are watching her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sara-Kate say the elves need no protection from the cold?

2. What does Sara-Kate say elf language sounds like?

3. What rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's father, and how does Hillary respond to this?

4. What is the only proof Hillary has that Sara-Kate lives with her mother?

5. What does Sara-Kate say the elves eat?

6. What ruins some of the houses in the elf village?

7. Why is Sara-Kate teased about her appearance at school?

8. What strikes Hillary as odd about her time at Sara-Kate's house?

9. What causes Hillary to go into Sara-Kate's house?

10. What rumor is spread about Sara-Kate's lunches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Lisle have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

How did Hillary's relationship with Sara-Kate change over the course of the plot? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

How was Hillary able to let go of her old friends and cling to Sara-Kate? What does this reveal about her character?

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