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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. In "Four: A Boy," what were the names of Magnus and Clarissa's parents?

2. In "Four: A Boy," how many years does a journal span that Mary kept with comments about villagers?

3. In "Four: A Boy," who took down Joy's notice at the bus station?

4. In "Five: Silver," what color car does Matthew Blakiston drive?

5. In "Five: Silver," how old is Diana Weaver?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Two: Joy," why is Rev. Osborne upset after reading the Bath Weekly Chronicle?

2. In "One: Sorrow," what does Jeff Weaver notice at the funeral?

3. What type of life has Robert Blakiston had?

4. In "One: Sorrow," what does Henrietta Osborne say about funerals and Mary Blakiston?

5. In "Three: A Girl," what does Jack Dartford tell Inspector Chubb and Pund about himself and what he and Frances Pye were doing in London?

6. In "Four: A Boy," what does Dr. Redwing say to Pund and Fraser about missing medicine?

7. How does Pund feel when he awakes in "Four: A Boy" and what does he do?

8. In "Three: A Girl," what does Frances Pye say that she and Jack Dartford were doing in London?

9. How did Dr. Emilia Redwing remember that Mary Blakiston died?

10. In "Two: Joy," why does Magnus come to see his sister Clarissa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charles decides to kill Susan when she discovers that he killed Conway. Why does Charles decide to kill Susan? Why is it easier for him to kill Susan after having killed Conway?

Essay Topic 2

The story is told from two points of view. What are the two points of view in the novel? How do these different points of view affect the storyline and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 3

Charles justifies killing Conway. Why did Charles kill Conway? Why did he say that he killed to protect readers? Was that the true reason that he killed Conway?

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