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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 Chapter 19, how many days do Milly and Aubrey have to make arrangement with their parents for their return home?

2. How large is the garage at Catmint House?

3. When Jonah takes Milly out on the balcony at the gala, how many glasses of champagne does she think she might have had?

4. In Chapter 12, what is the name of the employee that Jonah's father has to let go?

5. Who wakes Jonah with a phone call on Saturday morning in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What slips out of Aubrey's pocket in Chapter 22?

2. What is learned from a medical report Hazel brings over in Chapter 24 and what speculations are made about the information?

3. What articles do Milly and Jonah read in the paper in Chapter 12?

4. What is Mildred wearing when the cousins come over for brunch?

5. What does Archer explain in Chapter 11?

6. What happens when Allison tries to talk to Matt about the pregnancy?

7. Why is Anders the only one that Allison can talk to about her fear of being pregnant?

8. How does Aubrey decide on a dress for the gala?

9. What does Oona think about the autopsy report that Hazel found in her grandfather's desk?

10. In Chapter 11, why does Fred Baxter write Archer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Milly has always fantasized about her mother’s life because of a picture of her at 18 dressed in a ball gown and wearing a diamond necklace. What do readers know about how Allison was feeling the evening that picture was taken? How does the photograph give the appearance that Allison is happy and has everything? Why is the photograph deceiving regarding Allison and how she is feeling?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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