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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 advice does Danny offer Julie?

2. Why is the driver irritated with Julie?

3. Of what does Julie's social life consist her first two years of high school?

4. Why does Brett come over later that night?

5. What does Julie hear people whispering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julie hear about her and being raised by Aunt Cordelia?

2. What does Brett do in English class and how is Julie involved?

3. What hobby does Julie take up in her senior year and who helps her?

4. How does Katy's story end?

5. Why is Julie's friendship with her uncle important?

6. What does Julie's last year in elementary school mark in Aunt Cordelia's life?

7. What does Jonathan do in the small town where Aunt Cordelia lives and what do the townspeople think?

8. How does Julie feel about Alicia when she first dates her father and how does she end up feeling?

9. Why is Julie happy the summer between her junior and senior year?

10. What does Carlotta think of Julie's decision to live with Aunt Cordelia through high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie tells Brett about the meeting she had had with Alicia and tells Brett that she cannot help him with his homework any longer. Brett's temper explodes at this denial, and rising to go, he tries to coerce Julie to walk with him in the woods.

1. Discuss, with examples, why you think Brett was angry at Julie's refusal.

2. Do you think Brett had a good reason for getting angry? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Brett might be dating Julie only for getting help with his homework? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In this chapter, the author relies heavily on the use of memory as Laura recalls the story of Aunt Cordelia and Jonathan Eltwing and relays the story to Julie. In this way, the author can provide more information about Aunt Cordelia's character without the filters normally applied, when a person talks about himself.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

2. Do you think the way the author relayed information about Aunt Cordelia in chapter 5 was the best way to give this information? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Laura talking to Julie can provide more information about Aunt Cordelia than her talking about herself?

Essay Topic 3

Julie remembers an old hiding place in a closet under the stairs and she climbs in hoping to avoid seeing Mrs. Peters, Danny, and Carlotta. Mrs. Peters outwits Julie and discovers the girl's hiding place but is unsuccessful at retrieving her. Ultimately, Aunt Cordelia returns home, learns of Julie's hiding place from Mrs. Peters, and climbs in beside Julie where aunt and niece hold each other and sob in their mutual grief.

1. Do you think this is the best thing Aunt Cordelia could have done? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Julie is being difficult by hiding? Why or why not?

3. How do you think you would react and what would you do if you were in Julie's place?

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