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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. Who is Mrs. Millet?

2. In Chapter Six, when Ian sees Eli Everjohn for the second time at church, what does he ask him to do?

3. When Agatha is going through Bee's belongings after her death, what does she want to send to Claudia?

4. What kind of baby cradle does Ian make?

5. What is Miss Pennington's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Agatha's appearance when she returns for Thanksgiving after her mother has died.

2. How does Ian think Daphne reminds him of Lucy?

3. How is it evident that Daphne just wants what's best for her uncle Ian?

4. Describe Ariana Pennington's appearance.

5. How does Miss Pennington respond to Ian at the dinner party?

6. What condition is the sewing box in when Daphne and Agatha find it in the closet?

7. Describe Daphne's dream that she tells her family and guests at the dinner party.

8. Describe Ian's uneasiness with Daphne and Gideon's relationship.

9. Why does Agatha ask her siblings "What's happened to Ian?"

10. Why does Doug want to keep particular items of Bee's when the children are cleaning out the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the importance of setting in the novel, particularly the Bedloe's home. How does the interior setting reflect the state of mind of the family? When the house gets messy and in disrepair, what is happening in the Bedloe's lives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the airmailed bowling ball. Why do you think Lucy spends so much time making her decision to send it express? What is the significance of Danny's reaction to her choice to send it airmail?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Reverend Emmett as a force of change in Ian's life. In what way does he influence Ian to accept his role as the children's caregiver? Does he help Ian to better understand himself? Provide at least two textual examples to support your answer.

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