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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 is the date of Janice's diary in Chapter 19?
2. In Chapter 25, what plant is dead in the corner of the kitchen?
3. Where does Leo decide to go in Chapter 16?
4. How old is Leo's father?
5. When was Emma's grandmother an MP?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Emma late for her wedding?
2. In Chapter 9, what does Emma say about an unknown male?
3. What does Emma remember about her meeting with Jeremy after Janice disappeared?
4. What documents does Leo find pertaining to Emma in Chapter 29?
5. In Chapter 18, what does Janice say in a letter Jeremy brings Emma?
6. How does Leo learn that Jeremy is not Ruby's father?
7. In Chapter 22, what lie does Emma tell Leo?
8. Where do Emma, Leo and Ruby live?
9. Why does Emma have a secret she has never told Leo?
10. What does Leo do for his parents when he visits in Chapter 21?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Love of My Life to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Walsh use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?
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 of The Love of My Life? How does the way that different first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?
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