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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 long after borrowing money from Stutz, does Vera sign a lease on The Bluebird Cafe?

2. In Chapter 17, how long does Vera wait to share the decision she makes?

3. What time does Alec remember that Stutz recommended they go check Earl's crop when Earl was learning to be a farmer?

4. In Chapter 12, where does Alec start his morning?

5. What is the first dance Vera tries to teach Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vera act when she gets discouraged and neglected?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Vera do when Alec wears a hat to dinner?

3. What idea does Stutz give Vera for work?

4. How did Vera get Stanley to go out with her?

5. How is business at Vera's cafe when she first opens compared to the business her father has?

6. How does Vera's business pick up at the cafe?

7. Why is November a difficult time for Vera?

8. What conversation do Alec and Daniel have about Earl in Chapter 11?

9. Why does Daniel not tell his mother that he is seeing his grandfather?

10. What options does Vera have for work in Connaught?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does the author use artistic license to make the novel seem like it really happened?

Essay Topic 3

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect the plot?

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