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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. How is Hillary's home described?

2. Why does Sara-Kate say she is sure the ferris wheel is magic?

3. Why is Hillary so surprised by the way Sara-Kate acts when she comes to see the ferris wheel?

4. Why are Sara-Kate's clothes made fun of at school?

5. What are elf houses built out of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Hillary's mother say when she hears Hillary was playing with Sara-Kate?

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

7. What is Hillary most impressed with when she sees the elf village?

8. What does Hillary's father spend most of his time at home doing, and why?

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

10. How is Hillary's home different than Sara-Kate's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

How did the elf village come to be, and what did it symbolize to Sara-Kate and Hillary?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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