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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. Immediately following the visit to the country doctor in Chapter Nine, what does Lillian assure the twins?

2. What subject does Lillian begin teaching the twins in Chapter Eight?

3. According to Madison in Chapter Six, what is the point of having money?

4. What is the name of the country doctor Lillian and the twins visit in Chapter Nine?

5. In what town is the country doctor Lillian and the twins visit in Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What projects does Lillian plan for the children in Chapter Eight?

2. How do the twins respond to the press conference in Chapter Ten? What does Lillian do in response?

3. Why do the twins run away in Chapter Six? Where do they go?

4. What sorts of items does Lillian think might help the twins, as explained in Chapter Six?

5. Describe Lillian's appearance at the start of Chapter Eight.

6. What happens when Lillian and Madison play basketball in Chapter Seven?

7. What do the twins remember when they tour the estate in Chapter Nine?

8. What does Lillian tell the twins after they run away in Chapter Six? What does Lillian realize?

9. How does Madison feel about Jasper's promotion, as she explains in Chapter Nine? Why?

10. What disagreement happens during the family dinner in Chapter Eight?

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

How is the novel a response to modern anxieties and fears? What similarities exist between the fictional world of the novel and the real world?

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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