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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. Who teaches Primrose to make cinnamon rolls?

2. Primrose tells Uncle Jack he could sell the "cinnamon house" if he would just do one thing. What is it?

3. What do the other kids mean when they call Uncle Jack a "developer"?

4. What is Primrose's last name?

5. Why is one of the houses Uncle Jack is trying to sell nicknamed the "cinnamon house"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sheriff Peters show Primrose at his office?

2. Who visits Uncle Jack and brings him lemon cookies?

3. What does Miss Bowzer teach Primrose to bake that is both "tricky" and "sweet," and why?

4. Why are Primrose's sweaters left at Miss Perfidy's house?

5. Who calls the sheriff and why, when Primrose is in the drugstore?

6. Of what is Primrose unfairly accused in the drugstore?

7. Why does Primrose return to the pier each day?

8. Why is it called the "cinnamon house"?

9. Where do Primrose and Uncle Jack live?

10. What does Primrose decide to collect in her mother's notebook?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Miss Perfidy and Miss Honeycut are involved in Primrose's life, but they have very different personalities. Compare and contrast Miss Honeycut and Miss Perfidy. How does each change over the course of the book?

Essay Topic 2

When Uncle Jack agrees to care for Primrose after her parents disappear, does he have good intentions?

Part 1) What are his shortcomings as a guardian?

Part 2) What could he have done better?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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