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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. Why does the family keep animals, according to Osbert?

2. What is the news Osbert has when he enters the house after Daisy has written a letter to Leah?

3. What is the major difference between Isaac and Edmond?

4. What did Miss Valerie Greene teach?

5. What does Daisy say is the worst part of their daily trips?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the visit by the two men from the council.

2. What are some of the things Baz does for Piper and Daisy?

3. Briefly describe the letter Daisy receives from her father and Daisy's reaction to it.

4. Describe the scene in which Piper asks Daisy to go with her to the barn.

5. What does Daisy learn about the massacre and where Edmond and Isaac were when it occurred?

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

7. Describe the room Daisy is going to use during her stay in England?

8. What is the reaction of the children when the army officials first invade their home and what is the comparison Daisy makes to the Nazis?

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

10. Describe the trip between the farm where all the dead bodies were and Piper's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Piper? What kind of person is she? What are her strengths and weaknesses? Is she a believable character? Is she a likeable character?

Essay Topic 2

Who are Edmond and Isaac? How are they similar? How are they different? What is the relationship of each with Daisy? With Piper?

Essay Topic 3

Compare two settings in the book, one in which Daisy or some other character feels safe and on in which they don't.

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