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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 can Hollis tell that Josie is homesick?

2. Who rescued Hollis when she was injured on the mountain?

3. What does Hollis do to temporarily fix the broken window in the kitchen?

4. What does Hollis hold to her face when it falls out of her pocket?

5. Hollis worries that the fights between Steven and the Old Man are because of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hollis see for the very first time as she looks at her pictures from the Summer?

3. What gifts do Hollis and Josie give each other for Christmas?

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

5. Describe Hollis' Twelfth Picture, A Mountain of Trouble, depicting the events of the truck accident on the mountain.

6. How can Hollis draw her Tenth Picture, Hollis Woods, with her eyes closed?

7. How does Hollis feel when she sees Old Man's Mountain as they near the summer house, and what does she say to the Old Man in her head?

8. What things does Hollis say to the Regans in her head as she prepares for the escape trip with Josie?

9. Why is the girl in the Thirteenth Picture, the Conference Room, not Hollis?

10. What does Hollis draw for the Eighth Picture, End of Summer, when the Regans tell her they want her to be part of their family?

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 Mrs. Regan. 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

Describe Beatrice. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Beatrice's character in the novel?

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