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

2. What type of sauce do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator make in Chapter 4?

3. What does Mrs. Kinsella blame the dampness of the mattress on?

4. What color dress does Mrs. Kinsella buy the narrator?

5. What do Mrs. Kinsella and the narrator dig in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator buy at the sweet shop?

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

4. What can the narrator hear sometimes after she is in bed?

5. One evening after the narrator is in bed, what happens when it is noisy in Chapter 4, and Mrs. Kinsella brings the narrator downstairs?

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

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Keegan use more metaphors or similes in Foster? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

When the narrator arrives to stay with the Kinsellas, she has mixed feelings about staying there. Why does the narrator have mixed feelings about staying with the Kinsellas? How does she overcome these feelings?

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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