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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 Philippa fantasize about, involving her biological parents?

2. Who informs Philippa that they know who Philippa's biological parents are?

3. What do Maurice and Hilda tell Phillipa is the reason for not telling her who her birth parents are?

4. Who does Norman watch in "Book 2, An Order of Release: Chapter 1"?

5. Who thinks of a scheme to find Mary Ducton?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Norman find Hilda?

2. What happens when Philippa speaks with Mary Ducton in prison?

3. What does Philippa do during the weeks before Mary's release from prison?

4. What happens when Norman first goes to York station?

5. Who is Philippa's adoptive father?

6. Discuss the first few days of Mary's release from prison.

7. What does Norman learn when following Philippa and Mary?

8. What happens at the dinner party Philippa attends?

9. Discuss the visit Norman has with Eli Watkin.

10. What happens on Philippa's trip to Melcombe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of death in the novel and the reasons for its occurrence.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the usage of parenting in the novel and the pro's and con's it has on the story, as well as characters in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the idea of fantasies in the novel and the effects it has on the story.

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