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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. When Odie and Albert were first put in the quiet room, how long had their father been dead?

2. In Chapter 17, who was in a photograph that Odie say in the pig scarer's room?

3. In Chapter 12, what did Odie and the others eat after reading the article about Emmy's kidnapping?

4. In Chapter 3, how long had Andrew Frost been dead?

5. How old was Odie in 1932?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shoes did Odie have in Chapter 12 and why?

2. In Chapter 13, how does Odie get three pairs of Red Wing Pershing boots for $15?

3. What did the man Odie called the wild pig scarer do when he found the boys and Emmy?

4. What story did Odie tell in Chapter 13, when Albert could not tell a lady in a store what he wanted?

5. What did Odie find in the attic in Chapter 18?

6. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Emmy do in the night?

7. Why did Mose not speak?

8. In Chapter 17, what work did the boys do for the wild pig scarer?

9. What did Odie find in the woods by an old oak tree in Chapter 19?

10. What did DiMarco do to Odie when Odie stood up for Billy Red Sleeve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Odie think that Sister Eve was a liar? What role did appearances play in Odie's assumptions about Sister Eve?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leave readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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