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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. On page 207, what is the little boy's name who is told to stop fiddling and listen?

2. What does Rose touch on page 153?

3. Who is Windy's grandmother's favorite actor?

4. What are some scents that the guide tells visitors to imagine smelling on page 208?

5. What type of dancing does Windy show Rose on page 174?

Short Essay Questions

1. On pages 207-208, what does a guide want visitors to imagine?

2. What do Rose and Windy find in the place where Duncan and his friends hangout?

3. Why does Jenny begin crying at the Heritage Village?

4. What do Rose and Alice argue about on pages 226-230?

5. What does Windy do on page 146 when she sees her mother coming?

6. On page 232, why does a man with a dog speak to Rose?

7. Why does Rose run home on page 197?

8. Why does Rose think Jenny is cheating on Duncan, but Windy doesn't think Jenny is cheating.?

9. Who comforts Jenny when she is crying at the Heritage Museum and how does he comfort her?

10. Why does Windy think that Duncan's girlfriend is pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rose's family is struggling throughout the novel. How do the struggles affect Rose and how does she deal with the struggles?

Essay Topic 2

In Pages 66-130, Evan and Alice have an argument. What effect does the argument have upon Rose and why?

Essay Topic 3

The novel shifts from the past to the present. What effect do things that happened in the past have to do with what is occurring as the novel unfolds, and are the characters able to move beyond events that have happened in the past?

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