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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 man who runs the house?

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

3. When the cousin comes to visit, it is said that she looks _____.

4. What does David cook for breakfast?

5. Where did Hayley work before leaving for Harper House?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Amelia's reaction to the news of her baby's death?

3. Discuss Hayley's childhood.

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

5. Explain the opening scene of the prologue. Who is the woman and what is her situation?

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

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

8. What realization comes to Hayley as the result of her dream?

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

10. What wakes Hayley? What strange event occurs?

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

Hayley is a young, unsure mother who often exhibits the erratic behavior while Roz Ashby seems to be a mature woman that is always under control. Compare and contrast the personalities of the two women. Which characteristics are most prevalent? Are the two women similar? How did you perceive each character at the outset?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the work that takes place at the nursery. Which characters work there? What are their roles? What type of goods and services are provided by the Harper-Ashbys? Does the story give a clear picture of the family business?

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