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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 many weeks out is Gwendy's mother from her last chemo session in Chapter 7?
2. How old was George Morgan when he engraved the likeness of Anna Willess Williams on the silver dollar named after him?
3. What is the unit number of the condo Gwendy and Ryan own in Castle View Condominiums?
4. What does the light green button on the button box represent?
5. How long has Norris Ridgewick been Castle County Sheriff in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chpater 32, what does Gwendy do after dropping her mother back home, and what does she hear and see?
2. What does Gwendy think of President Hamlin, and why does she avoid him?
3. Where do many first-year congressional representatives live and where does Gwendy live?
4. In Chapter 24, what does Gwendy do when she gets to her condo?
5. Who does Gwendy call as she drives home from the airport in Chapter 23?
6. What does Harold the security guard give Gwendy for Christmas, and why does it startle her?
7. When does Gwendy first remember seeing the button box?
8. How long has it been since Gwendy has seen the button box, and what does she remember about it?
9. How does Gwendy describe Sheriff Norris Ridgewick in Chapter 28?
10. Why is Gwendy upset when she sees her mother talking to someone at the end of Chapter 30?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 2
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
Essay Topic 3
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Gwendy’s Magic Feather? Why is it not fantasy?
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