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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. In Chapter 2, what color is the washbasin in the narrator’s room?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Ursula threaten to do if the narrator tries to leave the property?

3. Where does the narrator meet Lettie in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator’s mother get a job?

5. How high does the narrator count until he tries to pull the worm out of his foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator get rid of the worm after removing it from his foot?

2. Where did the narrator live growing up? At what point did his family move?

3. What items lead Lettie to the creature in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator’s father do in Chapter 7 after the narrator refuses to eat or apologize to Ursula?

5. How does the narrator describe his family's last housekeeper in Chapter 6?

6. Describe the narrator's dream in Chapter 3. What does the narrator discover when he wakes?

7. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Wollery? What are their positions in the narrator's household?

8. How does the narrator describe the clearing that he and Lettie enter in their search for the creature in Chapter 4?

9. What does the narrator’s father do when he comes home from work in Chapter 7?

10. Why does the opal miner give the narrator a cat in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrator's nature and his interests. How are these interests illustrated through his birthday gifts? Why doesn’t the narrator have a lot of friends? Who does he consider his friends?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrator's relationship with Lettie in the novel. What are some examples in the novel that illustrate the narrator's trust of Lettie? Is Lettie worthy of the narrator's trust? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, the narrator finds himself reading to try to quell his fears. How would you describe the narrator’s reading habits? Why does he enjoy reading so much? What does reading take the place of in his life?

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