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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, what does Elisabeth compare Daniel to as she watches him sleep?
(a) Skeleton of a cartoon fish.
(b) A doll.
(c) A mannequin.
(d) The body of a small child.

2. What does Elisabeth do for a living?
(a) Junior lecturer at a university.
(b) Grammar school teacher.
(c) Professor at a university.
(d) Postal carrier.

3. In Elisabeth's dream in Part 1, what color does Daniel turn everything?
(a) Cream.
(b) Mauve.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

4. What poet does Daniel mention in Part 1?
(a) Robert Browning.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) John Keats.
(d) William Blake.

5. In 1995, how old was Elisabeth?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

6. When Elisabeth first goes to renew her passport, what number is she given?
(a) 201.
(b) 233.
(c) 219.
(d) 224.

7. Where does Daniel remember buying a postcard of a little girl in a park?
(a) Munich.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) London.

8. What does Daniel find in Part 1 when he thinks about making clothes from leaves?
(a) Shorts.
(b) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) A long coat.
(d) Needle and gold-colored thread.

9. How old is Elisabeth Demand as the book begins?
(a) 30.
(b) 32.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

10. In 1995, what color was the lacy stuff that Daniel described to Elisabeth that was in a collage he once saw?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

11. What was the subject of the picture in Elisabeth's childhood that was made of pinecones?
(a) Birds.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Bears.

12. In 1995, what was the last book that Elisabeth read when Daniel watched her while her mother went to London?
(a) Rosettes for Jill.
(b) Jill's Gymkhana.
(c) Jill Has Two Ponies.
(d) Jill Enjoys Her Ponies.

13. In Part 2, when Daniel tries to open his eyes and thinks he is shut inside something, what does he smell?
(a) Cut grass.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Pine.

14. What size does Elisabeth's face need to be in a passport photo?
(a) 25 to 35 millimeters.
(b) 20 millimeters.
(c) 29 to 34 millimeters.
(d) 30 millimeters.

15. When was the map published that Wendy nails to the kitchen wall?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Daniel remember buying a postcard of a little girl in a park?

2. Where were people staring at a red banner on the exterior of the Palais de la Prefecture?

3. When Elisabeth was 13, how old did Wendy say that Daniel was?

4. In 1995, where did Elisabeth's father live?

5. At the beginning of the book, how long has Elisabeth been in the same rented flat?

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