View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when does Jessie try to find a bathroom?

2. When does Jessie say her family came to Clifton in Chapter 1?

3. What do visitors do with the haunted trees?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Ma show Jessie in her bag?

5. Who does Ma say Miles Clifton wanted to visit his village?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Jessie realize about the trees she thought were haunted her entire life?

2. What does Ma give Jessie before she leaves Clifton?

3. What does Jessie do when Ma visits with Sally and Betsy in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe her family's house?

5. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie almost give away her true identity?

6. How does Jessie escape from Clifton?

7. In Chapter 1, how does Jessie describe a visit to Dr. Fister?

8. After watching Clifton from the outside point of view, what does Jessie think of people in 1996?

9. When Jessie sees the Clifton school house from the outside in Chapter 9, what happens?

10. In Chapter 8, what does Jessie realize about her life in Clifton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of fear in this novel. Consider fear as a motivating factor, plot element and as a character itself.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Jessie as a protagonist. How does she match the description of a protagonist? In what ways is she effective at anchoring this novel? In what ways is she not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Clifton as a setting in this novel. How does the description of the village vs. the tourist area affect the development of the plot and characters? Consider the author's use of word choice when describing Clifton.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 749 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample