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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sara go through an empty field after leaving Mary's house?
(a) She doesn't want people to see her.
(b) It is calming to Charlie.
(c) She wants to be alone.
(d) It is a shortcut.

2. How many more minutes does Sara say Charlie can stay at the lake when she is ready to go home?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

3. Who turns Charlie around when he starts to walk away after getting upset on Mary's porch?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sara.
(c) Mrs. Johnson.
(d) Mary's mother.

4. What is Sara's aunt's name?
(a) Willie.
(b) Alex.
(c) Billy.
(d) Tommy.

5. What does Charlie run into after he starts running in the woods?
(a) A tree stump.
(b) A wooden fence post.
(c) A wire fence.
(d) Some old farm equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charlie playing with at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Sara feed to the swans?

3. How does Sara say her summer has been so far at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Willie say to Sara after Wanda leaves?

5. Why does Sara get angry with Wanda after Wanda's fight with Aunt Willie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charlie so anxious about at the beginning of the book?

2. What does not give Charlie comfort in the woods, and why does this upset him so?

3. Why does Mary say she can't go to the lake with Sara and Charlie?

4. What does Charlie do when he is asked the time, and why?

5. Why is Charlie's foot so sore while he is in the woods?

6. What happens when Charlie tries to feed the swans?

7. What does Charlie do when Sara says it is time to go home after their first trip to see the swans?

8. What does Wanda say when she sees Sara and Charlie at the lake?

9. What kind of beauty does Sara say is the most important, and how did she try to express this once?

10. What does Sara decide to do after Wanda leaves with Frank?

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