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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 11, how long ago did Risa set out supper?

2. What instrument did Jem play?

3. In Chapter 9, what color are the tapestries in the hallway Cordelia, Matthew, and Anna enter at the beginning of the chapter?

4. How did James meet Grace Blackthorn in 1899?

5. In Chapter 2, who rescues Cordelia when James leaves her on the dance floor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what happens when Cordelia dances with James?

2. What did Tatiana do after Jesse died?

3. What is it like in the infirmary in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Grace want James to do, and how does James react?

5. What does Lucie learn from Emmanuel Gast's ghost?

6. What does James's Uncle Jem say about the injuries of Barbara, Piers, and Ariadne?

7. What does Malcolm Fade look like in Chapter 9?

8. Where does James go in Chapter 1, and how has he struggled not to go there?

9. In 1897, who does Lucie meet in the forest and how does she meet him?

10. What happens when Grace meets James at the bridge in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief is a feeling of loss, usually because of the death of a loved one. How do Thomas and his parents deal with the grief they feel over Barbara’s death? How do they handle their grief differently? What is revealed about coping with grief and how it is an individual process?

Essay Topic 2

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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