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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. Where has Charlie been lost before this?

2. Where does Sara go after her aunt calls her father?

3. How does Sara feel as she runs towards the ravine?

4. What is Sara not able to do when she gets emotional while at the top of the hill?

5. Where does Sara meet the other searchers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sara find ironic about her inability to cry about Charlie being gone?

2. What does Aunt Willie say to Sara about Sam, and what is Sara's response?

3. Why does Charlie not feel upset when he realizes he is lost?

4. How does Sara feel when she gets to the top of the hill?

5. What does Joe find in the woods, and why is this such good news to Sara?

6. How did Sara find out the truth about who took Charlie's watch?

7. What happened to Charlie when Sara broke her nose?

8. What does Sam do when he comes to visit his children?

9. Why does Charlie's watch stop working, and what does he do about this?

10. Why did some boys take Charlie's watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sara presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on beauty. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around her?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of special needs children was central to this plot. How did this theme affect the main characters, and why do you think this was such an important theme for the author to present with this book.

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