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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 Jamie think is the perfect thing to do next?

2. What peak does the trailer stand at the base of?

3. What does part of Jamie never want to stop doing?

4. What does Earl say he will make for Patty when she first enters the house?

5. What does Jamie play with his mother while Nin sleeps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patty react to what Van does?

2. What are the different ways of magic?

3. What is Jamie's last memory of Van?

4. Why does Jamie think it is okay if he doesn't go to school?

5. Summarize Chapter 4.

6. What is Jamie's opinion of Van?

7. What does Jamie recall about Van and Chapter 3?

8. What are the living arrangements in the trailer?

9. Why doesn't Earl think it is not a good idea for Patty to stay in the trailer?

10. What do Patty and Jamie talk about when Earl goes to work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

What will happen to the characters in the future? What happens in the book that suggests the characters lives will map out like this?

Essay Topic 3

What is Patty's relationship with Earl? Why is Earl so willing to help Patty?

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