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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. Who comes to visit Catherine in Chapter 30?

2. What, in Chapter 25, does Carrie worry about?

3. How does Carrie kill herself in Chapter 28?

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

5. Why is Bart Winslow returning to Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Catherine and Dr. Paul discuss in Chapter 19 while walking in the garden?

2. What business does Catherine take over while in Virginia?

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

4. What secret does Catherine keep from Julian in Chapter 21 and why?

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

6. Who does Catherine refuse to let move in with her in Chapter 30?

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

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

9. For what does Catherine approach Bart Winslow in Chapter 26?

10. Why is Bart Winslow unhappy in his marriage to Corrine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does V.C Andrews address the theme of self-esteem in her book? Choose two examples of positive and negative self-esteem and explain how these examples contribute to the theme of self-esteem in the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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