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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 plant does Elisabeth see as she watches an episode of the show her mother is going to be on?

2. What composer did Daniel remember might make him cry?

3. When Elisabeth was 16, what was the name of a boy who wanted to make her laugh?

4. How old does Daniel remember being when he was sitting on the windowsill of his sister's room?

5. When Elisabeth was 13 and walking with Daniel without her mother's permission, what did Elisabeth remember happening on the fields they pass?

Short Essay Questions

1. On pages 129-144, why is Elisabeth's mother more cheerful than usual?

2. How did Daniel comfort Elisabeth when she could not remember her father's face?

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

4. On pages 167-172, what does the care center ask Elisabeth about when she visits?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Elisabeth's new passport look like when she finally receives it?

10. What happens when Elisabeth goes back to the post office to apply for her passport a second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On page 56, Wendy tells Elisabeth that she is tired. How is Wendy’s tiredness more than physical? What really tires her, and how do those things cause a mental and physical exhaustion?

Essay Topic 2

Elisabeth and her mother do not have a close relationship. How would you describe the relationship between the two women? How does the relationship change, and what does that reveal about the women?

Essay Topic 3

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

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