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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. When the Templeton's invite Mab and Monday into the old library, how long has it been since Monday has been inside?

2. How many postcards has Monday sent Mab on page 4?

3. How long has it been since Petra's mother has left the house?

4. How old are the triplets?

5. When did the triplets' father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Monday describe the Templeton's kitchen in the library building?

2. Why did the triplets used to go to work with their mother at the bar, but only Mirabel does now?

3. Why did Mab's father want to buy the house they live in now?

4. What does Monday do when she comes home from after being at the library where the Templetons are now living?

5. Why does Mab have to drag Monday out of the old library building?

6. How is Mirabel protected from the rain, and how does Mirabel feel about the rain on page 71?

7. What does Mirabel realize as River is talking about his old home on page 99?

8. Why does Nora have a lawsuit against Belsum Chemical?

9. What does Omar say when Nora asks if he agreed Belsum could come back and reopen the plant?

10. How does Mrs. Shriver teach history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Frankel use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Nora believes strongly in therapist/patient confidentiality. How does Nora's belief in therapist/patient confidentiality reveal the type of person she is and her code of honor?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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