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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 Miss Perfidy serve Primrose to eat?
2. What do the other kids mean when they call Uncle Jack a "developer"?
3. Where are Primrose's sweaters left?
4. What is Miss Honeycut's job?
5. During the boring speeches at a town meeting, Primrose searches her mother's notebook for clues. Instead, she finds only two items. What are they?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miss Bowzer teach Primrose to bake that is both "tricky" and "sweet," and why?
2. Who visits Uncle Jack and brings him lemon cookies?
3. Who calls the sheriff and why, when Primrose is in the drugstore?
4. How does Miss Bowzer feel about Uncle Jack's actions as a real estate developer?
5. Of what is Primrose unfairly accused in the drugstore?
6. What does Sheriff Peters show Primrose at his office?
7. Is Uncle Jack a "developer" as the children claim?
8. In Chapter 1, what has happened to Primrose's parents?
9. What does the reader expect to happen when the sheriff takes Primrose to his office?
10. Does Primrose believe in intuition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Uncle Jack wants to make Coal Harbour trendier and fancier to attract more tourists. Primrose likes Coal Harbour just as it is, and thinks tourists will, too. Compare these two points of view, writing at least one paragraph on each. Which side makes the most sense to you, and why?
Essay Topic 2
Primrose's parents, especially her father, are somewhat mysterious.
Part 1) What does the reader know about Primrose's mother?
Part 2) What does the reader know about Primrose's father?
Part 3) How do Primrose's parents feel about her?
Essay Topic 3
Why is the whaling industry declining in Coal Harbour? Is it right for people to hunt endangered whales? Why or why not?
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