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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 chore is Rachel doing at the beginning of Footnote (iv)?

2. How is Ruby told to tell the twins Daisy and Rose apart?

3. What alternate caretaker does Ruby wish for?

4. Who does George tell Bunty was with the girls on holiday?

5. Which of these is not a name for the baby suggested by Bunty's sister, Babs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Carter.

2. What happens to Lawrence?

3. What happens to Gillian after the pantomime?

4. What "improvements" does Rachel make to the Barker family and home after she arrives to help out?

5. How does Auntie Doreen win Patricia over?

6. How is Ruby received when she returns home?

7. What causes Nell to faint in Footnote (ii)?

8. What does Ruby witness their last morning on holiday that she probably shouldn't have?

9. How do the girls spend the first day of Bunty's disappearance?

10. What story do they tell Bunty when they get home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ruby's Lost Property Cupboard theory of the afterlife.

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes in "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" is the loss of children. Using at least three examples, discuss how Atkinson develops this theme throughout the story and its impact on the characters involved.

Essay Topic 3

How is the concept of family, and its importance, portrayed in "Behind the Scenes at the Museum"? Please be specific.

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