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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 is the mascot for the Bramble school?

2. Near what town do the Grooves live?

3. Who is the author of the quote that Gamma said all the time and that is at the front of the impossible notebook?

4. In Chapter 14, how many of Red's letters to her mother are returned to her unopened?

5. What type of horse is Flicka?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Celine know about loss?

2. What does Red see and hear when Celine takes her for a walk in Chapter 21?

3. What happens as Red and Celine are finishing dinner on Christmas Eve?

4. Where does Red have her visit with her mother in Chapter 26?

5. How did Red meet Ms. Anders for the first time?

6. In Chapter 23, why does Celine need to talk with Red?

7. How do bumblebees fly?

8. How does Red struggle during the dinner with the Kapules?

9. Why is Red angry in Chapter 1, and how do her emotions manifest themselves?

10. How does Red's mother react when Red shows her the impossible notebook?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. What is the main setting of All the Impossible Things? How does Red feel about the farm and why? Does her attitude change?

Essay Topic 2

Celine is diagnosed with cancer. How does Red feel and react after Celine is diagnosed? Why does Red feel and react the way she does?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Lackey use personification in All the Impossible Things? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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