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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 did Didi get great joy from while with Sexton?

2. How does Sexton describe his life at the beginning of the book?

3. Why does Sexton's mother send him out?

4. Where does Sexton go when his mother sends him out?

5. What does Sexton say when he sees a picture of Didi's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

2. What does Sexton do before leaving his house as his mother sends him away?

3. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

4. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

5. What do the girls think Hettie is going to do with the bird they bring her?

6. What does Hettie want from Didi, and what is Didi's response to this?

7. Why does Sexton's mother send him out of the house?

8. How does Sexton meet Didi?

9. What does Hettie do when the girls get angry with her?

10. What does Didi tell Sexton she is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Didi say was the purpose of her day as a mortal, and how did the other main characters respond to this idea?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Theo was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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