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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 the French word secours mean?

2. How does Douglas wonder if memories can travel?

3. Why does Helen invite Bill to her house the next day?

4. What does Douglas use as a light as he writes down his reflections in his tablet?

5. Who takes the phone away from Colonel Freeleigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Douglas help Grandmother to be able to return to the excellent cook she always was before Aunt Rose came?

2. Why does Colonel Freeleigh call Mexico City twice before he dies?

3. What happens when Elmira starts to make her speech after she drinks the special brew she made to thwart any spells Clara might cast?

4. How did Bill end up falling in love with Helen even though there was a significant difference in their ages?

5. How does Douglas decide is the best way to pay back Mr. Jonas?

6. Why do Tom, Douglas and Charlie believe that the man that Lavina killed is not the Lonely One?

7. How does Lavinia come to be the one responsible for the death of the Lonely One?

8. How did Douglas finish his tablet entry and when did he make the decision to finish the entry in this manner?

9. How does Great-grandma tell Douglas to find the new person who will take over the chore of fixing the roof shingles in the spring which she used to be responsible for doing?

10. How does Lavina feel on her lonely walk home after finding the dead body and going to the movies with her friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the themes of man and nature developed throughout the novel. Use specific examples from the text to support your statements. Do you believe the author does a good job at developing these themes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The overall tone of this novel could be described as enchanting childhood summers. What examples from the text support this tone? Are there events that do not support this tone? If so what are they? If not, why do you think there are none?

Essay Topic 3

What powerful recognition does Douglas come to at the end of the novel? How is this recognition important? What does it represent in his life?

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