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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. How old was Ziggy when he got the ferret?

2. What is the only thing to eat in "Cello Songs"?

3. What does June rub over her face in the cellar in "Majestica"?

4. Who fixes food for a neighborhood barbecue in "Dandelion Silk"?

5. In "Transformation," what T-shirt is Ziggy wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does June remember about her father?

2. How does Ziggy describe the ninth dimension?

3. How does Uncle Toby help with food?

4. How do Ziggy and June cover the abandoned cellar in "Majestica," and what does it look like?

5. What happens when June shrieks to make an ocean of clouds disappear?

6. What is Ziggy like and what does he bring with him?

7. What does June see and hear when Ziggy is not at the tree in "Mother and Child"?

8. When is the only time that June Bug's mother looks tethered to the earth, and how does she seem during that time?

9. How does June describe the music her mother is playing in "Courante"?

10. What is it like when Jenny Karlo comes down Trowbridge Road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Crowley boys make fun of June and Ziggy and attack Ziggy. Why do the Crowley boys laugh at June and Ziggy? How do they try to hurt Ziggy? How does June deal with them? Is the way she deals with them an effective way to deal with bullies?

Essay Topic 2

Ziggy misses his mother when he is at Nana Jean’s. How often does Jenny come to visit Ziggy? What type of relationship do they have? What does their relationship convey about love?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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