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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 does Mr. Birkway look when he visits Phoebe's house?

2. Why does Phoebe suddenly back out of finding Mike?

3. What gift did Gramps give to Gram the night that she died?

4. Where does Sal find Ben and Mrs. Finney?

5. What did Sal hope would happen in Lewiston?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you think Sal knows to ask for Ben's mother at the hospital?

2. Why is Sal so affected by the thought of Mr. Winterbottom crying?

3. Who has been leaving the notes on Phoebe's porch and why?

4. How does Sal feel whenever she is with Ben and why?

5. What does Sal realize when Phoebe shows her things that remind Phoebe of her mother?

6. What does Sal realize when she worries about whether her actions could have gotten Gram bitten or made her mother miscarry?

7. How do each of Mrs. Winterbottom's family members react to the news that Mike Bickle is her son?

8. How does Mr. Birkway attempt to hide the identity of the journal's owners, and why does this fail?

9. Why does Sal's view of Mrs. Cadaver change after Mr. Birkway visits Phoebe?

10. What did Ben write in his journal, and why does it upset Sal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

A foil in literature refers to a character that highlights the traits of another character in order to make those traits more prominent. Explain how Phoebe is a foil for Sal.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Sal angry at her mother for leaving? What does being angry accomplish for Sal?

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