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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 are the names of Madison's twin stepchildren?

2. When Lillian goes to visit Madison in Chapter One, how does she travel?

3. As the novel opens, how old is Lillian?

4. How does Lillian describe Madison's son in Chapter Two?

5. What worries Roland at the end of Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lillian convince the twins to come with her in Chapter Three?

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

3. What conversation do the twins have while Lillian pretends to sleep in Chapter Five?

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

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

6. Describe Lillian's relationship with her mother, as highlighted in Chapters One and Two.

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

8. Describe the guesthouse where Lillian will be staying, as described in Chapter Two.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Near the end of the novel, Madison says: “There are a lot of nice things about being rich, but one of the best is that you can say almost anything, and if you do it with confidence, without blinking, people put a lot of effort into believing you” (247). Explain how the novel illustrates this idea.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lillian and Madison. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

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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