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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. Where does Lillian find the twins after they disappear in Chapter Six?

2. What does Lillian remember about Madison in Chapter Seven?

3. Whom does Lillian plan to research in Chapter Eight?

4. What does Lillian believe will be the result of her correcting Jasper during dinner in Chapter Eight?

5. According to the country doctor in Chapter Nine, what should the twins avoid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking information does Bessie reveal in Chapter Six?

2. What does Lillian have the twins study in Chapter Ten?

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

4. Why does Carl tell Lillian in Chapter Six? What does she do?

5. What does Lillian teach the children at the start of Chapter Seven? What is the result?

6. What does Lillian think when the twins run away in Chapter Six?

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

8. What important lesson does Lillian remember about Madison in Chapter Seven?

9. What does Bessie admit about the fire in Chapter Nine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lillian and Madison. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 3

Lillian finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the other characters.

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