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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 color is Cathy's skimpy halter-top that she wears, to Bart's disapproval, while pushing Cindy in a baby swing?

2. Who is Emma talking about in the chapter titled Shadows when she says, "Isn't she a living doll?"

3. What does Bart take from Jory's garden and place into his?

4. What is Bart told his "real" father's name is?

5. Who is Jory's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bart's knee get infected?

2. Describe the conditions of Corrine and Cathy's imprisonment.

3. Describe Madame Marisha's concerns about Chris and Cathy's living arrangement.

4. How does Jory feel about Chris once they reconcile over the family secret?

5. What is Bart imagining when he is hidden in the garden with his painful, infected knee?

6. How does Bart attack Cindy in her pool?

7. What does Corrine say she wants during her first confrontation with Chris?

8. How does Bart's first psychiatrist describe Bart to his parents?

9. Describe the mansion when Bart and Jory explore it before it before the renovations.

10. Describe Madame Marisha.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the mood of certain settings. Explain how this mood is proved or justified in the story, giving examples. What descriptive phrases establish the mood? How does mood enhance the reader's understanding?

Essay Topic 2

Apply the title to the characters. Who does it apply to? How is it present in the novel? What are the roses? Give examples of what the title describes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the few of Bart's thoughts from his narration that have a profound and surprising insight. What is he referring to when he thinks it? What broader meanings do these thoughts have, and how do they apply to the novel as a whole?

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