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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 Amanda say the thing on her forehead signifies?

2. What is Molly's occupation?

3. What does Esther think of Amanda when they first meet?

4. Which sibling does Amanda prefer?

5. What does Amanda ask for breakfast on the morning of the first ordeal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janie do while they weed the garden?

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

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

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

5. What does Jeff ask of David the first morning Amanda is in their home?

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

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

8. How did Esther get her nickname?

9. What does Amanda try to always be to keep up her appearance?

10. What does Amanda say about her animals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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