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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. Who does the family believe the picture of the man found in the box is?

2. What does the Polish word 'Ksiezniczka' mean in English?

3. What last name does the family suggest of the owner of the ring in Chapter 4?

4. Who goes to the nursing home in Chapter 2?

5. What had Becca's first article at her present job been about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gemma tell her granddaughters about the baby born to the King and Queen in the story?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Gemma tell Becca she will probably lose interest in after she starts school?

3. What name does Becca have for her car in Chapter 2? Why has she named her car?

4. Besides the document with an unknown name on it, what is inside the carved box which had belonged to Gemma?

5. What does Sylvia press Gemma for a definition for in Chapter 9?

6. While going through Gemma's box of mementos in Chapter 6, what does Becca realize about them?

7. What does Becca's father remind her of when she says she is going to work in Chapter 8?

8. In Chapter 3, who does Gemma say was not invited to the King's party?

9. What are Shana and Sylvia begging their grandmother for at the beginning of the novel?

10. As she continues the story in Chapter 6, how long does Gemma say the cursed people in the story slept for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Becca and Stan. What do they feel for one another? How does their relationship evolve as the novel progresses? How does Stan help Becca on her quest for answers?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Gemma. What does the reader learn of her past? What are her defining characteristics? Describe her relationships with the members of her family.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they, and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in the novel?

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