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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 is Charlie while Sara is looking in the woods for him?

2. What does Sara do while she waits to hear what her father will say about Charlie's absence?

3. What does Sara think she can hear while she is on the top of the hill?

4. Who does Sara run into as she is leaving her house after her father is called?

5. What does Joe do when Sara gets to the top of the hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe say when Sara apologizes for being so mean when she thought he stole Charlie's watch?

2. What does Sara think when she first sees Charlie in the ravine?

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

4. Why does Charlie start to scream when he wakes up in the woods?

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

6. What did Sara do to a girl who called Charlie a retard in a mean way?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this novel all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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