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

2. Where do Lillian and Carl travel to retrieve the twins in Chapter Three?

3. How do the twins view their father, according to their conversation in Chapter Five?

4. According to Lillian in Chapter One, how do Lillian and Madison communicate?

5. How does Carl describe the twins in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Lillian convince the twins to come with her in Chapter Three?

4. Who is Carl? What do we learn about him in the first three chapters of the novel?

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

6. What does Jasper tell Lillian in Chapter Two? How does she respond?

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

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

9. What does Madison's latest letter contain, as explained in Chapter One?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of responsibility.

Essay Topic 2

Magical realism is a literary genre that presents fantastic elements in a matter-of-fact way. Explain how the novel is a good example of this genre, using textual evidence for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining friendship from the perspective of Lillian and Madison. What is friendship, according to these characters? How do the choices they make reflect these values?

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