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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. According to Lillian in Chapter One, where does Madison live?

2. According to Madison in Chapter Two, why did she marry Jasper?

3. What request does Lillian make of Carl in Chapter Five?

4. According to Lillian in Chapter Two, what are children?

5. According to Lillian in Chapter One, to whom is Madison married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lillian introduces herself to the twins in Chapter Three?

2. What does Jasper tell Lillian in Chapter Two? How does she respond?

3. What does the reader learn about Madison's marriage in Chapter Two?

4. Who is Timothy? What does the reader learn about him in the first two chapters of the novel?

5. How does Madison convince Lillian to stay at the estate in Chapter One?

6. Describe Lillian's appearance at the beginning of Chapter Four. How does she describe herself?

7. What does Lillian think the first time she sees the twins burn in Chapter Three?

8. Who is Carl? What do we learn about him in the first three chapters of the novel?

9. What job opportunity does Madison have for Lillian, as explained in Chapter One?

10. What specifics regarding their unique ability do the twins tell Lillian in Chapter Five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Madison equates having power with never getting punished. How does this belief reflect her character as well as the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 2

Lillian finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the other characters.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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