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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. Why is Hollis going to have lunch with the woman in #79?

2. What form of transportation does Hollis take to get to the Regans' town?

3. Who is Josie's cousin who meets Josie and Hollis at the movies?

4. What name does Josie call her car?

5. Izzy had taken Hollis to the cemetery where who was buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hollis' desire to go back to the day she met Steven and the Old Man mean/

2. What is featured in Hollis' Third Picture, Fishing in the Delaware River?

3. Why does Hollis try not to think about her "W" picture while staying with Josie?

4. Why does Hollis have a difficult time trying to draw a picture of Steven playing checkers with her on the day they met?

5. What are Hollis and Steven doing when Steven reveals how his father feels about Hollis and she has to remind herself not to think about the "W" picture in her backpack?

6. Why does Hollis tell Josie that they are going on an adventure to the Regans' Summer house?

7. How is Hollis preoccupied with the Regans even while she is living with Josie?

8. What dream is Beatrice about to realize and what does Hollis do diligently to show that she wants to stay with Josie?

9. What does Hollis realize she will have to do in order to stay with Josie?

10. How do Hollis' fears that Steven minds that the Old Man likes her represent foreshadowing for the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Steven. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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