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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 does Aunt Patty want Uncle Hob to do when she appears at the dormer window?
2. What does Willa Jo find her mother doing the morning after Baby's funeral?
3. Liz is on her way to the store to buy _______________.
4. What musical instrument does Uncle Hob play?
5. How did Little Sister show that she needed some comfort on the morning Baby was sick?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author end the story on a hopeful note?
2. How do Aunt Patty and Uncle Hob differ in their approaches to relating to the girls?
3. 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?
4. Even though Baby died at sunrise, what flicker of hope does a sunrise hold for the family?
5. Why do Aunt Patty and Uncle Hob seem to enjoy sitting on the roof with the girls?
6. What behavior was Noreen exhibiting that showed her depression and why was Willa Jo happy that Aunt Patty arrived?
7. What does Uncle Hob do to ingratiate himself to the girls while they're sitting on the roof?
8. What was the nuclear family of Willa Jo and Little Sister prior to Baby's birth?
9. What lessons has Aunt Patty learned by having the girls with her for awhile?
10. What does Miss Pettibone do when Willa Jo says she is going to the drugstore to call Aunt Patty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "Getting Near to Baby". What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Milly. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Milly's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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