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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 type of vehicle do Carl and Lillian take to pick up the twins in Chapter Three?
2. Madison's son shows Lillian his collection of what in Chapter Two?
3. What small miracle amazes Lillian in Chapter Three?
4. How does Jasper describe Lillian's reputation in Chapter Two?
5. Where on the estate will Lillian stay with the twins, as revealed in Chapter Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What amazes the twins about the guesthouse when they first encounter it in Chapter Five?
2. What happens when Lillian introduces herself to the twins in Chapter Three?
3. Who is Timothy? What does the reader learn about him in the first two chapters of the novel?
4. According to Bessie in Chapter Five, how did their mother deal with their unique ability?
5. What does Madison's latest letter contain, as explained in Chapter One?
6. What specifics regarding their unique ability do the twins tell Lillian in Chapter Five?
7. What does Jasper tell Lillian in Chapter Two? How does she respond?
8. How does Lillian feel about the children in Chapter Four?
9. What job opportunity does Madison have for Lillian, as explained in Chapter One?
10. What conversation do the twins have while Lillian pretends to sleep in Chapter Five?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of responsibility.
Essay Topic 2
How is the novel a response to modern anxieties and fears? What similarities exist between the fictional world of the novel and the real world?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the importance of the Lillian’s mother to the novel. Despite the fact that she is hardly physically present in the novel, she has a powerful impact on Lillian. Discuss the impact of Lillian’s mother and how she helps develop the novel’s themes.
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