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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 does Edmond say when Daisy asks if he ever thinks about dying?

2. What is the word Aunt Penn uses to describe Daisy that comes as such a surprise to Daisy?

3. What does Daisy say was the first thing that goes wrong after Aunt Penn leaves?

4. What is the statue in one corner of the garden?

5. What kind of fish does Piper catch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Piper when she returns home and what happens with her eating situation?

3. Why does Daisy say she ended up back in New York?

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

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

6. What happens to put an end to the daily walk into town and how do the children begin receiving food after that?

7. Describe Daisy's first meeting with Major McEvoy and why he gives her information she requests.

8. List three details about the farmhouse.

9. What does Daisy say about her real name and her nickname?

10. What does Dr. Jameson want, why does he want it, and what do the children give him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Daisy and Piper get back to the farm house.

Essay Topic 2

What is the effect of the war on the children? What are the changes in their lives that happen because of the war? What is known about the war and the invading army?

Essay Topic 3

What is the most important theme of the story? Why is this theme important? List at least three examples of this theme.

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