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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 Steven ask Hollis if she will do with him next Summer?

2. How can Hollis tell that Josie is homesick?

3. What does Hollis think about the Regans one morning?

4. What makes Josie sad on Christmas?

5. What is written on the cake shown in Hollis' drawing, Izzy's Cake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Steven do and say to show that he loves Hollis as a sister when they spend some time on the mountain?

4. Describe how Hollis quickly prepares for her escape trip with Josie.

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

6. Why does Hollis feel bad that Steven and the Old Man seem to fight so much?

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

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

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

10. What item was Hollis sick about leaving behind when she had left the Regans' house and how does she feel when she realizes that it is still in her room?

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

There are several events of foreshadowing in PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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