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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. Willa Jo has a scary dream about Baby ____________________.

2. How is Uncle Hob dressed when he crawls out onto the roof?

3. Where had Willa Jo's father worked before it went out of business?

4. How did Little Sister show that she needed some comfort on the morning Baby was sick?

5. Little Sister and Peter knock over a display of ___________________ in the grocery.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Aunt Patty and Uncle Hob seem to enjoy sitting on the roof with the girls?

2. Why was the girls' father gone from home so much and what suggestion did Aunt Patty have for Noreen and the girls?

3. What lessons has Aunt Patty learned by having the girls with her for awhile?

4. What does Miss Pettibone do when Willa Jo says she is going to the drugstore to call Aunt Patty?

5. Why has Aunt Patty joined the others sitting on the roof?

6. Explain the story Uncle Hob tells the girls about the summer he spent with his grandfather after his grandmother died.

7. How do Aunt Patty and Uncle Hob differ in their approaches to relating to the girls?

8. What message is Uncle Hob hoping the girls get from his story about staying with his grieving grandfather?

9. Describe what happened in the house on the morning that Baby died.

10. Explain the symbolism of Willa Jo's dream and why Willa Jo is so angry.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Willa Jo learns from Uncle Hob? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Willa Jo always recall about Uncle Hob and how he was able to reach out to her that summer?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the lives of Willa Jo and Liz. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Milly. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Milly's character in the novel?

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