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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 is the name of the young mother in the modern day story?

2. The note left in Harper's kitchen is written using which of the following?

3. Hayley's new attitude is that of a ____.

4. Harper compares Amelia to a _____.

5. The woman's baby is renamed ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What wakes Hayley? What strange event occurs?

2. What happens when Amelia arrives at Harper House?

3. What traumatic event has happened to the woman?

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

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

6. Discuss Mitch's interest in learning more about Amelia.

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

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

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

10. Examine the incident with Amelia during the storm.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Roberts' brilliant use of flashback 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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reason Hayley decided to leave Little Rock. Do you think it was a good or bad choice? Do you think Hayley shared the real reason with Roz and the others? How does Hayley learn the truth about the Harper secret? Why do you think Amelia chose Hayley? Would Hayley have met Amelia if she had stayed in Arkansas? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Amelia and Reginald. Did Reginald have any legal ties to Amelia? Did Reginald commit a crime by taking the baby? What legal recourse would Amelia have? How did the relationship begin and end? What did Beatrice say about it?

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