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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 Chapter 23, how many children attend Disney on Ice instead of Amabelle's birthday party?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Madeline tell her children they will receive for Christmas if they are naughty?

3. How many miscarriages did Celeste have in a row?

4. In Chapter 39, where are Jane and Ziggy?

5. In Chapter 31, when Jane told how she met Saxon how long had it been since Zach broke up with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the kindergarten boys made to line up after orientation in Chapter 6?

2. How does Madeline twist her ankle in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 19, how does Madeline tell Ed that she felt when she was a single mom?

4. In Chapter 11, how does Melissa describe seeing Celeste, Perry, and the twins on the beach during school holidays?

5. Why does Miss Barnes call Jane in Chapter 41, and what does she tell Jane?

6. In Chapter 25, how has Jane been trying to fit into the school community?

7. Why does Madeline struggle with Abigail's weekend visits in Chapter 37?

8. In Chapter 27, what does Samantha say about the demographics of Pirriwee Beach?

9. In Chapter 32, what did Jane look like in a photo that she shows Madeline?

10. In Chapter 1, where does Mrs. Ponder live and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane suffers from feelings of inferiority. What happened that made Jane feel inferior? How did that incident influence Jane’s behavior and personality in a negative way?

Essay Topic 2

Perry is very conscious of how people view him and his family. How was Perry focused on image, and how did it influence the way that he lived his life and treated Celeste?

Essay Topic 3

Although Madeline wins the mother’s race, she says that Bonnie has won. Why does Madeline say that Bonnie won? What is Madeline referring to other than the race when she says that Bonnie has won “fair and square”? (161)

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