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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 color is the dress Cindy first tries to wear to Bart's party?

2. Who is specifically and deliberately left out of discussion about the reading of the will?

3. What gets Jory back to talking to his family?

4. What is the name of the mansion in which the attic was located?

5. Who writes a new plan for the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of irony at Bart's party?

2. Who planned the accident that hurt Jory?

3. Describe Cindy.

4. Why is Foxworth Hall an important setting?

5. Who does Jory blame for Melodie and Bart's affair and why?

6. Describe Bart's relationship with his family.

7. What is the reader left to wonder about Bart after Jory's accident?

8. Why did Cindy stop taking dance lessons?

9. Why is Bart angry about his grandmother's will?

10. What does Joel think about Bart's party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will Bart ever be happy? What obstacles stand in his way?

Essay Topic 2

When Catherine dies, is she happy? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

What does Catherine's "garden in the sky" refer to? Why is it an important theme in the story? At the end of the story when Catherine is dead, what does it symbolize?

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