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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. Hollis dresses really warm and goes outside to _________________.

2. Why does Hollis refuse to go home with Mr. Regan?

3. Hollis goes to Steven's room to look at the picture he took of Hollis _____________________.

4. What happens to Josie when she ventures outside?

5. Where does Hollis ask Steven to take her as she jumps on the back of the snowmobile?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Hollis compare her worries of trying to fit into the Regan family?

2. Why does Hollis not want to think about leaving the summer house even though Josie's mental capacities are shrinking and she is homesick?

3. How does Josie's gift to Hollis try to boost Hollis' self esteem, and what does Hollis mourn for when she goes outside?

4. How does Hollis show that she truly has Josie's best interests in mind?

5. Why does Hollis run away from the Regans' home after the truck accident and refuse to see any of them again?

6. What clues does Hollis have that Steven is playing Santa Claus for her and Josie in the summer house?

7. What startles Hollis when she tries to fish on the riverbank?

8. How do Hollis and Josie prepare for Christmas Eve at the summer house?

9. Why does Hollis not actually draw the Eleventh Picture, On the Mountain?

10. What is Steven's response when Hollis tells him the reason why she did not want to go back to the Regans' house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the lives of Hollis and Steven. 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?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Mr. Regan. 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 3

Explain Patricia Reilly Giff's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

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