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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 color siding does Avery's house have?

2. How much does Ethan remember that Daphne Cassmore wrote a bad check for?

3. How long has Avery been living in Sowell Bay?

4. How many brothers and sisters did Ethan have?

5. What is the name of Marco's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "There Was a Girl," why does Jessica Snell call Tova?

2. What does Sandy sample at the Shop-Way, and how does Ethan react?

3. In "Conscience Does Make Cowards of Us All," how does Tova get Marcellus back in his tank?

4. After paddle boarding, what does Avery tell Cameron about saving a woman on the pier?

5. What does Tova do at the beginning of "Epitaph and Pens"?

6. What happens when Ethan and Cameron go looking for Simon Brinks' summer home?

7. What does Cameron learn about his lost duffel when the airline calls?

8. Where does Cameron get a job and doing what?

9. What does Tova find when she comes to the aquarium in "Conscience Does Make Cowards of Us All"?

10. Why does Aunt Jeanne tell Cameron that Simon Brinks is not his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tova falls off a stool and injures her ankle. Why is the incident an inciting event?

Essay Topic 2

Van Pelt uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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