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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 part of Edmund is wounded?

2. What color is the ensemble that Bunty buys for Ted and Sandra's wedding?

3. What is the name of Bunty's boyfriend?

4. What was Jean-Paul Armand imprisoned for?

5. What does Ruby wrap in brown paper while her parents are out of the shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Patricia's "new" life.

2. Why does Tom laugh when his hand is blown off?

3. What happens at the Chinese restaurant?

4. What is Ruby's "reward" for her morning minding the pet Shop by herself?

5. What happens on Mothering Sunday?

6. What is different about the birthday party Ruby has in Chapter Eight?

7. How does Pearl die?

8. How does Ruby find her mother when she returns to York in 1992?

9. What does Ruby do for a living?

10. Why does Bunty abandon the ironing so suddenly the night of the fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does grief play a role in shaping the characters in this novel? Please use at least three examples.

Essay Topic 2

The character of Ruby is one that grows and changes over the course of the novel. Discuss the development of her character and the importance it has on the story.

Essay Topic 3

Kate Atkinson has said that this novel is about cupboards. How is that so?

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