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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 Margaret ask her grandmother in the cab ride to the bus terminal?

2. On her first class assignment, what food does Margaret say she hates?

3. What day does the club decide to meet?

4. What has Sylvia told Margaret she will receive when she dies?

5. Why doesn't Gretchen want the club to meet on Tuesdays or Thursdays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margaret suspect is the reason for her family's move?

2. Why doesn't Margaret feel she can suggest a name for the new club?

3. Why is Margaret scared?

4. What does Margaret enjoy about the holiday pageant?

5. Why does Herb Simon decide to hire Moose Freed?

6. What does Barbara Simon think of Margaret not wearing socks to school?

7. What strange thing does Margaret discover the day she stays home from school?

8. Why does Margaret feel uncomfortable in Nancy's room?

9. Compare Grandma Sylvia's response to Margaret's interest in temple to Mrs. Simon's response.

10. Describe Freddy "The Lobster" Barnett.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is a club like a religion? How are they different? How do these organizations give one a sense of belonging?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Margaret and her friends believe a rumor they heard about Laura Danker. How does the author use foreshadowing to reveal the truth about Laura?

Essay Topic 3

Margaret claims to hate religious holidays. Her father says the holiday songs are for everyone and have nothing to do with religion. What meaning do Margaret and her father give religious holidays? How are their views similar? How are they different?

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