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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 Elisabeth was 13, what singer did she remember Daniel telling her that he met at a friend's house?

2. When Elisabeth first met Daniel in 1993, what did he say that his last name meant?

3. When Elisabeth first goes to renew her passport, what number is she given?

4. How old was Elisabeth in 1993?

5. What size does Elisabeth's face need to be in a passport photo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Elisabeth described in pages 1-52?

2. In pages 1-52, what does Elisabeth discover when she goes to visit Daniel, and what does she do while she sits with him?

3. In 1995, how did Daniel describe language to Elisabeth?

4. What happened in September 2015 in Nice that upset people?

5. What does Elisabeth try to do at the post office in pages 1-52, and how successful is she?

6. What incident is described that took place in September 1943?

7. What collage did Daniel describe to Elisabeth in 1995?

8. In 1993, what did Elisabeth's mother tell her to do instead of interviewing Daniel for the school assignment?

9. In pages 53-57, what type of shop does Wendy buy a map from?

10. In 1995 how did Daniel describe the type of institution he thought Elisabeth should attend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is divided into three sections, with each section being a month. How do the months of September, October, and November mirror what is going on in the lives of the characters? How do they especially reveal what is going on in Daniel’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Daniel remembers a letter his sister wrote when she was caring for their mother. Why did Hannah write about hope and about time? Why did she believe that they were both important and not to be wasted?

Essay Topic 3

The novel takes place shortly after the vote in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. What is Brexit? How does it influence characters and mood in the novel?

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