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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 does Miss Pricherd say will happen to Dab's things?
2. What happens when Tree goes to the little room?
3. What makes Tree erupt and scream at M'Vy and Silversmith?
4. What else does Tree realize in the vision?
5. What do M'Vy, Tree and Silversmith have to do before they can see Dab?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tree tell M'Vy about Dab's funeral?
2. What makes Tree think of Dab when she is at home alone?
3. What happens when Miss Pricherd cleans Dab's room?
4. What happens that Dab gets taken to the hospital?
5. What does Tree learn when she sees Brother Rush after Dab's death?
6. What is Tree and M'Vy's relationship like, at the end of the book?
7. How does the narrator describe the relationship between M'Vy and Dab?
8. What happens when M'Vy follows Tree into the little room?
9. How is the relationship with Tree and Miss Pricherd different at the end of the book?
10. What does M'Vy say when Tree and Dab tell her about their experiences with Brother Rush?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a couple of places, characters do little dances when they are happy, or can't find words for their feelings. What do characters express without words, in "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"? What would they say if they had words--can you paraphrase what they are saying? Why do you think Virginia Hamilton gave them gestures instead of words?
Essay Topic 2
What do you think Tree's daughter would see if she were to find a little room in her own house, twenty or thirty years into the future? Will Tree tell her daughter everything, do you think, or will she be open about the things she is ashamed of?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Ken and Silversmith. How are they similar? How are they different? What are they like as people? What are they like as father figures for Tree?
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