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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 Janey do when she sees Bounce?

2. What does the teacher ask Janey about the horned toad?

3. Who watches over Mrs. Larkin as Janey heads to town to find the doctor?

4. What day of the week is it in Chapter 6?

5. What does Janey ask Miss Peterson at the close of Camp School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Janey knows that she is really home in the new house with the new furniture.

2. What does Janey do to prevent Bounce from shooting the ducks she has been watching?

3. Why does Janey offer the willow plate to Dr. Pierce as payment for Mom's care?

4. What disease is Mom diagnosed as having?

5. What does Janey offer to Bounce as rent payment so that he will leave the house?

6. Who intrudes on Janey's contentment as she sits watching the ducks?

7. Explain what Janey knows about the Camp School.

8. Why is Janey taken with the story of King Arthur and how does Dad say that they also have bravery?

9. Why does Janey attend the Camp School instead of the Regular School?

10. What offer does Mr. Anderson make to Mr. Larkin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Need takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the Larkins' need? How were others like them also haunted by need? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Mrs. Larkin. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in America during the Great Depression. What precedents do these women feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? How were their lives significantly more difficult than the lives of 21st century women?

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