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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 Phoebe and Sal talk to the man at the desk at the university, what does he tell them?

2. What does Sal keep under her floorboards at the end of the story?

3. How does Sal say that Gram looks on the way through Idaho?

4. Sal says that her mother is not gone, but is actually where?

5. Why does Sal feel queasy when she and her grandparents drive through Montana?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Margaret and Sal's father meet?

2. Who does Sal meet at the overlook on the way to Lewiston?

3. What does Sal realize was the reason behind her car trip to Idaho with her grandparents?

4. After Phoebe and Sal discover who has been leaving the notes on Phoebe's porch, why do you think they find courage in spitting?

5. Why does Ben's mother remind Sal of her own mother?

6. When Sal asks whether Margaret plans to marry her father, how does Margaret respond?

7. What three things did Sal discover she was jealous about?

8. When Phoebe sees her mother and Mike together, how is Mrs. Winterbottom different?

9. What does Mr. Winterbottom say upset him most about his wife's secret? What does this show about their relationship?

10. Why does Phoebe feel embarrassed when Mr. Birkway comes to her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why you think Native American heritage was so important to Sal and her mother.

Essay Topic 2

How and why does the relationship between Sal and Ben evolve throughout the story?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze in detail how Sal and Phoebe both allowed guilt to determine their actions.

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