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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. When does Mrs. Kinsella say she last saw the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. Where does Mrs. Kinsella have the narrator say her prayers in Chapter 2?

3. What is Mrs. Kinsella baking in Chapter 1?

4. How does the narrator keep from falling in the well in Chapter 2?

5. What does the narrator imagine that Mr. Kinsella might buy her in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator tell Mrs. Kinsella that her family does not have their hay harvested?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Mrs. Kinsella say when the narrator asks if there is a secret connected to going to the well?

3. How do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator get to the well?

4. What does the narrator see as she and Mrs. Kinsella walk through the fields in Chapter 2?

5. How does the narrator feel when her father leaves her at the Kinsellas?

6. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

7. In Chapter 1, where is the narrator riding in the car, and what does she do and see?

8. What lie does Dan tell the Kinsellas about the hay when he and Mr. Kinsellas come into the kitchen?

9. How does Mrs. Kinsella tuck the narrator into bed in Chapter 2?

10. How is the narrator's mother always busy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foster takes place on a farm, in a town, and at the narrator’s house. How do these settings affect the narrator’s character and sense of self?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Foster to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Everything is new and different for the narrator at the Kinsella’s house. Why is it stressful for her to be there? Why is she anxious and fearful?

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