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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 many kids does the family have that has moved to the village from London?

2. What book prompts Piper's decision they have to find and cook all their own food?

3. Where do the children go each day?

4. How much do Daisy and her driver pay to leave the airport parking lot?

5. What color are the roses blooming on the front of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the news the military official has for the five children when he arrives and what is Osbert's reaction?

2. What does Daisy say about Isaac, Edmond, and Piper's schooling?

3. What is the fantasy Osbert and his friends are imagining and what is Daisy's reaction?

4. Describe the problem facing the milking operation and distributing of milk, and how those problems were being solved.

5. Describe any scene during Piper and Daisy's trip through the forest or along the river.

6. What are the rumors about the food being supplied and where is it really coming from?

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

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

9. Describe the parting moments between Baz and the girls.

10. What does Daisy say she discovers about Isaac in chapter eight and why does it take her so long to make that discovery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Daisy. How does she come to be in England and how does she return. What kind of person is she? What are her strengths and weaknesses?

Essay Topic 3

How have the lives of the children changed between the time Daisy arrives in England and the time she returns? What causes the various changes?

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