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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. How old is Mike in Part Two, Chapter 1?

2. After reading to the sisters and then sleeping, how long does Otto follow the trail until he thinks to play the harmonica?

3. In Part One, Chapter 9, how old was Friedrich the last time that he had a seizure?

4. In Part One, Chapter 5, what melody does Friedrich hear?

5. Where do Mike and Frankie leave in Part Two, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there a birth certificate that says that Friedrich died?

2. In the story that Otto reads to the three sisters, what happens after their father the king dies?

3. In Chapter 26, what does Friedrich do with his harmonica before he leaves and why?

4. How do Otto's parents react when he tells them the story of the three sisters and what happened when he was lost in the woods?

5. Why do Mr. Golding and Mr. Howard visit Bishop/'s in Part Two, Chapter 6?

6. What does Otto read as he waits for the others to get to home base in The Untitled Opening Section?

7. What does Elisabeth say about her childhood in Part One, Chapter 10?

8. In Part Two, Chapter 8, what is Mrs. Sturbridge's house like?

9. In Part One, Chapter 3, why did Friedrich's father take him out of school, and what did Friedrich do when he quit school?

10. What does Friedrich write Elisabeth at the end of Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses flashbacks to resolve the storylines for Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy. How do flashbacks resolve the storyline for each of those characters?

Essay Topic 2

The midwife in the untitled first section of the novel proclaims a prophecy when she leaves each of the princesses with the witch. How does the prophecy apply to Otto, Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy as well as the princesses?

Essay Topic 3

Mike worries about his brother’s future. Why is Mike so worried about Frankie’s future, and what is he willing to do and give up in order to secure his brother’s future?

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