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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. What does June splash over her hands and smooth over her arms, legs, and face in "Majestica"?

2. How long has Jenny been at Nana Jean's house in "Mother and Child" when she starts to leave?

3. In "Majestica," where does June leave her backpack when she goes home?

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

5. What does June think Nana Jean will make Ziggy when he goes inside in "Summer Storm"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ziggy say when Nana Jean offers to take him downtown to get his hair cut and buy him some new clothes?

2. What does June dream at the end of "Summer Storm"?

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

4. How does June explain when Ziggy accuses her of staring at him in "Transformation"?

5. What does Toby tell June he is thinking of doing in "Swallow the Moon"?

6. What is the ninth dimension, and why can Ziggy and June go there?

7. How does June spend her evening in "Secrets"?

8. Where does June Bug like to watch the neighborhood, and what does she see?

9. What did Jenny give Ziggy, and what does he say about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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