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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 announce at the party in Chapter 34?

2. Who becomes especially close to Catherine's child in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Julian's mother beg Catherine to do?

4. What is Catherine's grandmother's name?

5. What happens to Carrie in Chapter 27 when she moves to Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Paul think about Catherine's marriage to Julian?

2. Describe what the attic looks like when Catherine returns in Chapter 34.

3. What does Catherine tell Bart at the start of Chapter 33, and what is his reaction?

4. What does Catherine do to her grandmother in Chapter 32?

5. Why is Carrie angry with Catherine in Chapter 20?

6. What happens to Foxworth Hall at the end of Chapter 34, and who dies?

7. What is Catherine's grandmother's name and how does Catherine discover this?

8. How does Julian punish Catherine for attending Christopher's graduation?

9. Where do Julian and Catherine fly to at the start of Chapter 19, and why?

10. Why does Julian commit suicide at the end of Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Define the term 'foreshadow'. How does V.C Andrews use foreshadowing in her book? Provide two examples of foreshadowing and the events they predict.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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