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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 Beth say she will do to the thieves if they don't stay put?

2. What does Beth call her second puppy?

3. What does fear strike in Beth's chest like?

4. What does Dr. Brennan come to pick up?

5. Who brings the mail to Beth's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Philip say he hasn't invited Beth to his party?

2. How does Beth turn the tables on Philip?

3. Why does Beth decide to get a poodle?

4. What does Dr. Brennan say about Beth's illness?

5. Why does Pa think foxes couldn't have eaten his turkeys?

6. What argument does Beth have with her brother Luther about pigs?

7. How does Beth capture the turkey thieves?

8. How does Philip react when Philip when he and Gordy meet Beth in the bus queue?

9. Why does Beth call her new dog Tippietoes?

10. What does Beth dream at the beginning of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How will the focus on Beth's education effect her siblings? What do you think Beth will achieve in her future and how does the author express this could happen?

Essay Topic 2

How does the arrival of Beth's brother Benjamin change her life? How does her character change from this point?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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