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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. In Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Kinsella send the narrator to the vegetable garden to pull?

2. What type of plants are growing near Mildred's front door?

3. After cleaning the mattress in Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Kinsella decide they need for breakfast?

4. What machine does Mrs. Kinsella show the narrator that she has not seen before?

5. Where does Mr. Kinsella want to go to get the narrator clothes in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Kinsella do when he takes a break in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 3, how does the narrator help the woman around the house?

3. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator keep waiting for?

4. What does Mr. Kinsella give the narrator when they give to town, and what conversation do he and Mrs. Kinsella have about his gift?

5. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator notice on the news?

6. Who takes the narrator away from the wake, and what questions does the woman have?

7. How does the narrator call Mr. Kinsella in Chapter 3, and how does he react?

8. What is it like in Gorey?

9. What does Mrs. Kinsella do when Mr. Kinsella says they should buy the narrator some clothes?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how does the narrator describe a typical day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Foster? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters, especially the narrator? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator and Mrs. Kinsella have a conversation about secrets. Why is it important to Mrs. Kinsella that there be no secrets at her home? What experiences has the narrator had that help her understand the connection Mrs. Kinsella makes between secrets and shame?

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