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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 sounds does the narrator listen to at the well?

2. In Chapter 1, where was the priest from who prayed for rain that morning?

3. What does the narrator remember her father lost in a game of 45?

4. What does Mr. Kinsella put on a saucer in Chapter 1?

5. What color hair does Mrs. Kinsella have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator imagine it will be like at the Kinsella's place?

2. As Mrs. Kinsella brushes the narrator's hair, what can the narrator see outside the window in Chapter 2?

3. When does Dan decide he needs to leave?

4. In Chapter 1, where do the narrator and her father drive?

5. How is the bath the narrator takes in Chapter 2 different from what she has at home?

6. How does the narrator get upstairs and what does she see?

7. What familiar places do the narrator and her father pass on their drive in Chapter 1?

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

9. At the well, what can the narrator hear in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 2, what clothes does Mrs. Kinsella get for the narrator after her bath?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator comes from a poor family. How would you describe the narrator’s socioeconomic status? How does poverty affect her life?

Essay Topic 2

Keegan reveals the narrator’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Foster help the narrator mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Keegan use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

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