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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. Who attacks Lillian in Chapter Three?

2. According to Carl in Chapter Five, what number should Lillian dial in order to reach him?

3. What does Lillian do in Chapter Five that seems to earn the respect of the twins?

4. Who intervenes on the twins' behalf at the end of Chapter Four?

5. What item of clothing does Lillian take from the twins' grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Lillian meet Madison? What happened there?

2. What does Lillian think the first time she sees the twins burn in Chapter Three?

3. What conversation do the twins have while Lillian pretends to sleep in Chapter Five?

4. What amazes the twins about the guesthouse when they first encounter it in Chapter Five?

5. What specifics regarding their unique ability do the twins tell Lillian in Chapter Five?

6. How does Lillian feel about the children in Chapter Four?

7. What information does Carl tell Lillian in Chapter Five?

8. Describe Lillian's appearance at the beginning of Chapter Four. How does she describe herself?

9. Describe the guesthouse where Lillian will be staying, as described in Chapter Two.

10. What sorts of normal behaviors does Lillian instill in the twins in Chapter Five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a first-person perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes of a single character affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a third-person perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Selfishness is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of selfishness, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

Essay Topic 3

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Lillian answer this question? How would Madison? What about Carl?

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