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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 does Catherine agree to do at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What happens at the end of the date in Chapter 8 that makes Catherine uncomfortable?

3. Why does Catherine threaten to quit dance in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 10, what is Carrie having trouble adjusting to?

5. At the end of Chapter 19, who does Catherine marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the children adjust to living at Dr. Paul's house?

2. Why are Catherine and the children on a bus in Chapter 1 and where are the headed?

3. What happens on Catherine's first date with Julian?

4. How does Catherine feel towards Christopher in Chapter 12 after her night with Dr. Paul?

5. What happens after Catherine dances in Sleeping Beauty?

6. Why do Catherine and the children leave the bus and where do they go? Who takes them?

7. Why does Julian leave Catherine on the side of the road in Chapter 16? How does she get home?

8. Why is Carrie upset when she goes shopping in Chapter 3?

9. What happens at the dance audition in Chapter 5?

10. How do Christopher and Dr. Paul react to Catherine's date with Julian in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the plot and subplot in V.C Andrews' book. Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. With the multiple subplots in this story, how does V.C Andrews effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

Essay Topic 2

Identify two major conflicts in the book. How does V.C Andrews develop these conflicts throughout the course of the story? How does she resolve these conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

How does incest affect the lives of the characters in V.C Andrews' book? Choose one character (not Catherine or Christopher) and discuss how the incestuous relationships of Catherine and Christopher affect his or her life.

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