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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 David put his food in on the day of the first ordeal?

2. Where do Amanda and David have their first long talk?

3. What does Janie use to complete the first ordeal?

4. Why does Amanda want the second ordeal kept secret?

5. Why does Amanda say her familiar hurts her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amanda realize about the Stanley children when she tests them?

2. Why is Amanda so upset when she hears there are no cemeteries nearby?

3. What does Amanda say about her animals?

4. What is the second ordeal?

5. Why does Jeff have to go away for a while?

6. How is David motivated by his mother with his situation with Amanda?

7. How does Amanda get the younger children to help weed the garden?

8. How did David come to accept his father's new marriage?

9. Why is David seen as so mature for his age?

10. What happens after David and Amanda speak in the garage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Witchcraft was a major theme and device in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the plot along in a unique way?

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