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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 is Lillian's plan for the twins, as she explains in Chapter Five?
2. Where do Madison and Lillian go shopping in Chapter Two?
3. According to Lillian in Chapter One, what does Madison's son look like?
4. When Lillian visits Madison in Chapter One, what is the name of the man who takes her to the estate?
5. What does Carl plan to do in Chapter Three that horrifies Lillian?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Lillian meet Madison? What happened there?
2. What amazes the twins about the guesthouse when they first encounter it in Chapter Five?
3. Describe Lillian's relationship with her mother, as highlighted in Chapters One and Two.
4. How does Madison convince Lillian to stay at the estate in Chapter One?
5. What job opportunity does Madison have for Lillian, as explained in Chapter One?
6. Who is Timothy? What does the reader learn about him in the first two chapters of the novel?
7. What happens when the children first arrive at the estate in Chapter Four?
8. What conversation do the twins have while Lillian pretends to sleep in Chapter Five?
9. Describe the guesthouse where Lillian will be staying, as described in Chapter Two.
10. Describe Lillian's appearance at the beginning of Chapter Four. How does she describe herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Nothing to See Here. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
The antagonist of a novel is a character who stands in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Carl? The twins? Jasper? The fire itself? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Carl’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?
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