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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 has a dream about Cory being taken to heaven?

2. How many days later does the Mother return to visit the children in Chapter 18?

3. What does Chris use to make an impression of his mother's key of the bedroom door?

4. How does Cathy feel about the subject the Mother comes to talk to her about in Chapter 12?

5. How old do the twins turn in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Chris and Cathy come to make love for the first time?

2. What does Cathy do one night when she finds her stepfather asleep in a chair?

3. How is the trophy room in Foxworth Hall described in the book?

4. How does Chris describe their mother's bedroom to Cathy?

5. What do the children realize is the reason their mother hasn't visited them in a month in Chapter 18?

6. How do the children react after learning that Cory died?

7. What happens when Cathy tries to stop the grandmother from beating Chris in Chapter 15?

8. What does Chris learn about his mother from John Amos at the end of Chapter 20?

9. How does Chris get a key to their bedroom door?

10. What happens when Cathy falls and cuts herself with scissors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty is one topic the author examines in the book through the children's relationship with their mother. Part 1.) What is telling of Chris' nature based on his loyalty towards his mother after they are imprisoned? Part 2.) Why doesn't Cathy show the same loyalty to her mother as Chris does? Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the nature of loyalty based on the portrayal of the children's loyalty breaking in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of imprisonment that is presented in the book. Why do you believe it took the children so long to accept that their imprisonment would be permanent?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's portrayal of selfishness in the book. What is telling of the mother's character based on her acts of selfishness in the book?

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