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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 Elisabeth's dream on pages 201-206, who knocks on her door?

2. On the show that Elisabeth watches with her mother, when is it said that Hornsea started?

3. How old was the actress that Wendy is going to be with on a show when Wendy used to watch the show 40 years ago?

4. What was a story about that Daniel told his sister he had read, even though he did not read?

5. What artist does Elisabeth think about when she goes for a walk after watching television with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. On pages 111-114, what does Elisabeth wonder about the care assistants at the care center where Daniel is staying?

2. On pages 195-199, who is Zoe?

3. On pages 167-172, what does a caregiver tell Elisabeth about Daniel?

4. On pages 111-114, what does Elisabeth see when she goes to see Daniel?

5. On pages 195-199, what has Elisabeth been hearing since the Brexit vote?

6. On pages 181-193, what time did Daniel remember when he was with his sister?

7. On pages 201-206, what does Elisabeth remember about a time her mother banned her from seeing Daniel?

8. How does Elisabeth describe a boy she liked and who liked her when she was 16?

9. As Elisabeth watches a show with her mother on pages 129-144, what does she think about a couple she saw at the station?

10. What was the advertising campaign for Cream of Wheat breakfast cereal from 1900 to the mid-1920s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the Brexit vote, why was rejoicing and there was misery? How are people and the country divided? How does Brexit symbolize division?

Essay Topic 2

What are some melancholy things that Elisabeth enjoys doing? What is communicated about nostalgia and melancholy through the things that Elisabeth likes to do?

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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