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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 did David say Amanda rarely did when they met?

2. What does Amanda tell Esther she studies?

3. What is Molly's occupation?

4. What does Amanda say that the test results revealed?

5. What does David put his food in on the day of the first ordeal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second ordeal?

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

3. How do each of the children eat their dinner during the first ordeal?

4. What is the first ordeal?

5. How did Esther get her nickname?

6. What surprises Amanda about the Stanley children during the second ordeal?

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

8. Why does Amanda tell David that she prefers living with her father?

9. What caused Jeff to get rid of his strange collection?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Irony was a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where Irony was present, and how did these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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