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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 does Richard tell Ginny?

2. What does Olivia do when she comes in the room?

3. Why is Ginny thrilled on the fifth day following the Knapp's around?

4. What does Ginny tell Keith about Richard?

5. What does Ginny do when they are on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peg tell Ginny in her letter about Denmark?

2. What does Ginny do the first day with the Knapps?

3. How does Ginny find a key?

4. What do Keith and Ginny talk about at the cemetery and what do they do?

5. What does Ginny do when she leaves Richard after learning he was Peg's husband?

6. What does Ginny see with Knud and what happens there?

7. How does Ginny feel about getting out of the cemetery and what does Keith do when she says she missed the locking of the hostel?

8. How does Ginny find out who Piet is and what does she find out from him?

9. What is one of Peg's rules about the states and who does Ginny contact in the hostel in Paris? What happens when she does?

10. Where do Keith and Ginny spend the night in Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "13 Little Blue Envelopes" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "13 Little Blue Envelopes", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement.) Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "13 Little Blue Envelopes. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "13 Little Blue Envelopes" is? Explain your response.

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