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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. According to Carl in Chapter Five, what is connected to Lillian?

2. In Chapter Three, to what does Lillian compare the burning twins?

3. What happens when the twins see their father for the first time in Chapter Four?

4. According to Carl in Chapter Three, the twins are not used to what?

5. What is the last name of the narrator, Lillian?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lillian's relationship with her mother, as highlighted in Chapters One and Two.

3. What does the reader learn about Madison's marriage in Chapter Two?

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

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

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

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

8. What job opportunity does Madison have for Lillian, as explained in Chapter One?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The antagonist of a novel is a character who stands in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Carl? The twins? Jasper? The fire itself? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Nothing to See Here. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Carl’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?

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