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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 Margery say caused the flood in Chapter 18?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, how long had Margery been laying motionless on her bunk?

3. In Chapter 19, how many months of library records does the sheriff want to see?

4. Where does Beth travel to at the end of Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 24, how long has it been since the McCullough girls have been seen in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the sheriff want to see the library records for six months?

2. In Chapter 26, where does Alice go before the trial begins and what does she take with her?

3. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

4. When did Margery quit taking visitors and why?

5. What did Nancy Stone say that got Margery arrested?

6. What does Bennett tell Alice in Chapter 24 and why?

7. How does Margery realize that Van Cleve is responsible for the flooding?

8. In Chapter 16, where does Fred send Izzy?

9. How are some people responding to Margery's arrest in Chapter 20?

10. What is closed on the first day of the trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Van Cleve is a wealthy mine owner. What type of person is Van Cleve? What power does he have? How does he misuse the power that he has?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in The Giver of Stars? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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