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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. How do the twins view Lillian, according to their conversation in Chapter Five?
2. As the novel opens, how old is Lillian?
3. What does Madison call her servants in Chapter Two?
4. What surprising information about the fire does Bessie reveal in Chapter Five?
5. According to Madison in Chapter One, what unique trait do her twin stepchildren have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Madison's latest letter contain, as explained in Chapter One?
2. What does the reader learn about Madison's marriage in Chapter Two?
3. What specifics regarding their unique ability do the twins tell Lillian in Chapter Five?
4. What job opportunity does Madison have for Lillian, as explained in Chapter One?
5. What does Jasper tell Lillian in Chapter Two? How does she respond?
6. Who is Carl? What do we learn about him in the first three chapters of the novel?
7. How does Madison convince Lillian to stay at the estate in Chapter One?
8. What amazes the twins about the guesthouse when they first encounter it in Chapter Five?
9. What sorts of normal behaviors does Lillian instill in the twins in Chapter Five?
10. Who is Madison's husband? How did they meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Near the end of the novel, Madison says: “There are a lot of nice things about being rich, but one of the best is that you can say almost anything, and if you do it with confidence, without blinking, people put a lot of effort into believing you” (247). Explain how the novel illustrates this idea.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the importance of the Lillian’s mother to the novel. Despite the fact that she is hardly physically present in the novel, she has a powerful impact on Lillian. Discuss the impact of Lillian’s mother and how she helps develop the novel’s themes.
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