View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baker think Ethan has been manipulating him?

2. Where is Ethan's name listed in town?

3. What does Ethan find in his pocket at the end of the book?

4. What does Ethan do to make people think he will be in the bathroom?

5. Who used to speak magic words to Ethan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan say July usually is?

2. What does Ethan do when Biggers comes into the store for the first time after Ethan owns it?

3. What does Margie realize when she flirts with Ethan about paying her for the fortune she read for Mary?

4. What did Marullo do and say when he was deported and why?

5. What does Margie say to Ethan while he is on a walk after Allen's party?

6. Why does Ethan say he does not want to run for the town manager's office?

7. What place did Allen take in the essay contest, and why is Ethan so surprised by this?

8. What does Marullo tell Ethan when he offers to let Ethan take some time off?

9. What does Baker do and say when he sees Ethan after hearing about Danny's death?

10. How does Mary respond when she hears that Ethan now owns the store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Ethan's plan to re-claim his family's property and money, and how does it turn out? Which character is most affected by this plan?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this novel all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 770 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample