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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. In Part 2, VI, how often would Jeremiah collect money from Mrs. Mack to be forwarded to Birdie's father?

2. In Part I, I, what did Edward's sister bring his model and lover to eat?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how long has Elodie worked at the Stratton, Caldwell and Co. building?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what was the name of Elodie's last boyfriend?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 11, how long had Ada been hiding in a secret space?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, how does Elodie remember learning about her mother?

2. In Part 1, II, what does the narrator say about visitors?

3. What happened in Part 1: I, that made Edward and everyone but the narrator leave Birchwood Manor?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what is learned about Elodie's great-uncle?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 10, how did Ada Lovegrove come to Birchwood Manor?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 11, why did Lucy show Ada a hiding place at the school?

7. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how did Pippa and Elodie become friends?

8. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what photographs does Elodie find in a box of old things?

9. In Part 2, VI, why is Birdie not able to touch the sketchbook that Elodie's brings to Birchwood Manor?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 12, what did Charlotte and May do to Ada after the end-of-summer-concert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Birdie and Elodie are not in the upper echelons of society. Who was Birdie’s mother? What class was her father? What social class would the family have been considered? How did Birdie’s social class change after she went to live with Mrs. Mack? What does Elodie’s father do? What is her occupation? What is her social status compared to Alastair’s? What is revealed about class structure through the two women?

Essay Topic 2

Leonard struggles to deal with his brother’s death. What was the relationship between Leonard and his brother? How did his brother's death affect him? In what way did the loss of Leonard’s brother influence him for the rest of his life?

Essay Topic 3

Lucy is injured and cannot not remember what had happened after Martin arrived at Birchwood Manor. Why are Lucy’s memories unclear as to what happened the night that Martin came to the Manor? How is Lucy influenced to believe something that is not true? What was the official verdict of what happened that night? Why are appearances deceiving?

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