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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 3, what is the design of Scarff's pipe?

2. What is Auntie making at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 6, how many days are there until the event that Simon invites Maren to?

4. In Chapter 2, why did a prince of the Ottoman Empire sells everything he brought from home?

5. In Chapter 4, where will there be a traveling show?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, who peeks into the window at Verity's home and what does he see?

2. How did Clara and Maren come to Auntie?

3. In Chapter 5, how is Maren changing?

4. In Chapter 8, what do Auntie and Clara tell Simon when he comes to take Maren to a dance?

5. In Chapter 7, what do Maren and Clara do after breakfast on Christmas morning?

6. In Chapter 7, what has O'Neill sent to Auntie, Clara, and Maren?

7. In Chapter 5, what do Clara and Auntie do as September arrives?

8. In Chapter 3, how does the village celebrate when Scarff and O'Neill arrive?

9. What are Auntie, Clara, and Maren doing at the beginning of Chapter 6?

10. How does Scarff say that he met Verity in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are different forms of love in the novel, but romantic love is the main type of love in the story. What love triangle does there seem to be in the story? How does O’Neill reveal his love for Clara and explain why it appeared that he loved Maren? What other strong romantic relationship is revealed in the novel? What do the relationships between O’Neill and Clara and Auntie and Scarff reveal about romantic love?

Essay Topic 2

O’Neill creates a special painting for Clara. What elements are in the painting? What do each of these elements symbolize? What does the painting symbolize regarding O’Neill’s feelings for Clara?

Essay Topic 3

The story is told from Clara’s point of view. What does the reader know about events and characters because of how the story is told? How does telling the story from Clara’s point of view affect the plot?

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