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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. How did Little Sister show that she needed some comfort on the morning Baby was sick?
2. What does Aunt Patty say to Willa Jo that lets her know she is fed up with her?
3. Aunt Patty asks Willa Jo if Little Sister had drunk _________________ the day they went to the fair.
4. What does Willa Jo find her mother doing the morning after Baby's funeral?
5. What does Uncle Hob ask the girls on the roof when he sticks his head out a window?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happened in the house on the morning that Baby died.
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 behavior was Noreen exhibiting that showed her depression and why was Willa Jo happy that Aunt Patty arrived?
4. What recurring dream does Willa Jo have and what does she do upon waking?
5. Explain the symbolism of Willa Jo's dream and why Willa Jo is so angry.
6. Why has Aunt Patty joined the others sitting on the roof?
7. What type of painting did Noreen create which she hoped would help the girls understand Baby's death?
8. What does Aunt Patty suggest they do to get Little Sister to talk, and how does that send Willa Jo over the edge with her aunt?
9. Even though Baby died at sunrise, what flicker of hope does a sunrise hold for the family?
10. What was the nuclear family of Willa Jo and Little Sister prior to Baby's birth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of pride. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.
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
Explain Audrey Couloumbis' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.
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