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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. Lily calls out to ____, calling him "da-da."

2. On which street is the restaurant where Hayley and Harper have dinner?

3. Hayley sees all but which of the following from Stella's window?

4. Hayley was ____ months pregnant when she went on the road?

5. What is the name of the young woman's best friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hayley feel guilty about her attraction to Harper?

2. What traumatic event has happened to the woman?

3. Discuss the scene in the modern day Harper House.

4. What is Harper's explanation for Hayley's behavior?

5. What wakes Hayley? What strange event occurs?

6. What occurs when Hayley and Lily visit Harper at the carriage house?

7. Who is David? What is his advice to Hayley?

8. What is Hayley's situation? How did she come to Harper House?

9. Discuss the scene in which Harper shows photographs to Mitch.

10. What event was caused by Hayley's grief?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harper has a special fondness and skill for grafting plants and for creating hybrids. Discuss in detail Harper's work and how it is done. Examine the value of Harper's skills and how they affect the business. Also, discuss how Harper creates new plants for loved ones.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in detail the dreams had by Hayley and Stella. Which were most vivid? Who was most attuned to the dreams? Could the dreams be analyzed? What did they mean? Who was most affected? What were the messages contained in the dreams, if any? How did the dreams relate to real life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Roberts' brilliant use of foreshadowing throughout the book. Give at least three examples of foreshadowing. Give details and the purpose of using the technique. How else could the reader learn about the important information? What other technique might have been used?

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