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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. When Alec's wife was alive, what was the only garden chore he had?

2. How did Alec's wife die?

3. How old was Earl a a Dominion Day when Vera went after a grown-man who bothered her brother?

4. In how many exercise books did Vera's husband keep a diary?

5. How tall is Vera?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who cleans up for Alec and why?

2. What does Vera have Daniel collect at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What caused Vera to hate her father?

4. What does Vera look like?

5. What does Alec remember about Vera's absence?

6. What happened when Alec lost Earl during a Dominion Day celebration?

7. When and where did Bob the housepainter propose to Vera, and how did he respond?

8. When did Alec become a success and how?

9. What did Vera do when she and some of her army companions went to visit New York City?

10. What is the only change Alec has made to his house since Vera left, and why is it pink?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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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