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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. Who is hugging Hollis in her drawing, End of Summer?
2. What does Mr. Regan beg Hollis to do?
3. Where do the Regans tell Izzy about their plans to make her part of their family?
4. Hollis recalls Beatrice saying that ____________ is a language one has to learn to speak.
5. How did Steven know Hollis was at the Summer house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hollis try to distract Josie who starts to get homesick?
2. Describe Hollis' Twelfth Picture, A Mountain of Trouble, depicting the events of the truck accident on the mountain.
3. What touching scene does Hollis create in her Ninth Picture, Izzy's Cake?
4. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?
5. How can Hollis draw her Tenth Picture, Hollis Woods, with her eyes closed?
6. Describe Hollis' encounter with Steven in the woods as she is walking to make a phone call to Beatrice.
7. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?
8. What is Steven's response when Hollis tells him the reason why she did not want to go back to the Regans' house?
9. What does Hollis see for the very first time as she looks at her pictures from the Summer?
10. What gifts do Hollis and Josie give each other for Christmas?
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 struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of Hollis. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?
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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