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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 is the title of Chapter 4?
2. What kind of deep beliefs did the children's mother say her parents had when she was growing up?
3. What wing of the mansion do the children find they will live in, once they arrive at their grandparents' house?
4. What does the Mother bring recordings of to Cathy in Chapter 8?
5. How did the Mother's parents react when they discovered her relationship with Christopher?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the twins react when the grandmother gives them a mean speech in Chapter 5?
2. How is the layout of the attic first described in the book?
3. What do Chris and Cathy realize about their bodies in Chapter 8?
4. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?
5. What does Cathy wish about her grandfather at the end of Chapter 3?
6. How does the mother describe the children's father the first time she met him?
7. How do the children react to the grandmother's demand that they study the Bible?
8. What happens when the twins come down with a cold in Chapter 9?
9. How does the Mother tell the children how she and Christopher acted after they first begin dating?
10. How does the Mother tell the children her parents reacted when they found out that she was having a relationship with Christopher?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the concept of imprisonment that is presented in the book. Why do you believe it took the children so long to accept that their imprisonment would be permanent?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the dual nature of the grandmother that is portrayed in the book. What do you think is the grandmother's true feelings regarding the children, based on her mixture of punishment and occasional compassion in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Survival is a theme that can sum up the plight of the children in the book overall. Part 1.) How do the children ultimately survive living in the attic for three years? Part 2.) Do you think the children would have survived if they hadn't escaped from the mansion when they did? Part 3.) Will the children's ability to survive last, given all that has happened to them, or will they never truly recover from it?
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