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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Daisy expect will meet her at the London airport?
(a) Piper.
(b) Edmond.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Aunt Penn.

2. What is the outing the cousins have planned for the day?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Bicycling.

3. How old is Daisy upon her arrival in England?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Fifteen.

4. What is the farmhouse made of?
(a) Yellow stone.
(b) Yellow pine.
(c) White slate.
(d) White boards.

5. Why do people sometimes "borrow" Isaac when they are considering getting a new dog?
(a) He can tell how big the dog is going to become.
(b) He can tell if the dog is going to be lazy.
(c) He can tell if the dog is healthy.
(d) He can tell if something isn't right about the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the painting Daisy had copied in a class once?

2. What does Daisy say when Edmond asks if she ever thinks about dying?

3. What kind of car does Daisy ride in from the airport to her cousins' home?

4. What does Edmond do sometimes to get away from Gin?

5. What is the sound Daisy can hear from below on the first night they stay in the lambing barn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the situation when Piper and Daisy wake because of Piper's nightmare.

2. What happened to Leah's father and how often does the family talk about him?

3. Describe the letter Daisy writes to Leah. What does Daisy really think about her situation?

4. Why doesn't Daisy make a comment about Edmond's smoking when she meets him for the first time?

5. List three details about the day the five children spend at the river in chapter thirteen.

6. What is the state of the house when Daisy and Piper go back after they've rested several days in the barn?

7. What are some of the things Piper and Daisy do when they arrive at the barn where a group of soldiers are staying.

8. Describe what happens when Piper and Daisy find the signs directing them to Strup.

9. What does Daisy feel when she arrives at the farmhouse, especially when she's shown to the room she'll use during her stay, and what does she say about that feeling?

10. Describe why the children come to move to the lambing barn.

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