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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 is Nurse Blevin's first name?

2. What bird sound does Weed make for ConaLee when she finds him in the hedge in December?

3. Where does Weed like to hide and listen to the women in the kitchen?

4. In December of 1874, how often is ConaLee's mother dining at family table in Dr. Story's apartments?

5. What scent can ConaLee smell when she meets her mother for a carriage ride in December 1874?

Short Essay Questions

1. When ConaLee goes for the first walk with her mother, Nurse Blevins, and Mrs. Kasinski, what is a man doing who they see?

2. What does Dearbhla remember about watching the stars with ConaLee?

3. How is ConaLee's mother doing by December 1874?

4. How did O'Shea help Dr. Story when he first arrived at the asylum?

5. How did Papa escape from the asylum?

6. What instructions does Matron Bowman give ConaLee (Miss Connelly)?

7. In March 1874, what work does Papa have ConaLee doing?

8. What does Dearbhla give the storekeeper at the dry goods emporium after she witnesses a fracas he has with his wife?

9. What does Weed do when Mrs. Hexum takes him to O'Shea's room after the altercation with Papa?

10. Under what conditions is ConaLee allowed to stay with her mother at the asylum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A villain in literature is usually an evil character that actively harms the main character or others. An antagonist is a character that may not be wicked, but who opposes the main character in a story. Is Papa a villain or an antagonist? Might he be both?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is ConaLee’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

Eliza has not been a mother to ConaLee ever since Papa came. Even as Eliza heals, she does not resume her motherly role. How would you describe the relationship between ConaLee and her mother and why and how it changes?

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