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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 wakes Duncan at the end of Chapter 6?

2. In Chpater 6, what is Duncan playing when the doorbell rings?

3. What is the name of Duncan's art teacher?

4. What was the name of Hal's apprentice who borrowed his tools to steal scrap metal?

5. In Chapter 1, on the last sports day by how much did Zoe win the quarter mile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Mr. Griffin give Duncan about his drawing?

2. What does Duncan tell the detective about the man who nearly stopped when he went to get help for the boy?

3. What does Zoe remember about writing a poem aout her grandfather in Chapter 4?

4. What do Matthew, Zoe, and Duncan find when they are walking home from school?

5. How do the Lang children do in school?

6. Why did Zoe break up with Anthony?

7. How does Duncan get a dog?

8. What does the man look like who attacked Karel?

9. What does Matthew remember about a girl in primary six?

10. Who does Zoe follow in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Gordon Enright is an aspiring actor who gives away a dog. Why does Gordon give away Lily? What does finding a new home for his dog reveal about him and who he is?

Essay Topic 3

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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