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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. Why do fireworks make Louis-Charles sad?

2. Who is Bette?

3. What does Andi buy to send to her mother?

4. What period of history is G the most interested in?

5. Where does Alex's family end up living in Versailles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship like between Andi and her mother as the book opens?

2. What is Andi's behavior like as the book opens?

3. What is the deal Andi strikes with her father?

4. What do Andi and her father begin to argue about when they arrive in Paris?

5. What does Andi discover inside the guitar case?

6. Why do fireworks make Louis-Charles both happy and sad?

7. Why is Andi drawn to the guitar at G's house?

8. How is Andi's mother coping with the death of Truman?

9. Why does G give Andi the guitar she finds in his house?

10. What is life like for Alex as her story begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What has happened to Andi since her arrival in Paris that has helped her to forget her troubles? Who has influenced Andi's change? What does this mean for the development of Andi's character? Do you think this will be a lasting change in Andi? Why or why not? What will need to happen for Andi to fully recover from the death of her brother and the mental decline of her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Andi is suffering from depression and is taking antidepressants to help her cope with her emotional state. However, throughout the book she takes it upon herself to change the doses of her medication. Some days she takes less, other days she takes too much.

1) Discuss what happens to Andi that makes her change her medication doses?

2) What are the results of Andi's medication changes?

3) Is it safe for Andi to play with her medications? Why or why not?

4) How is Andi's desire to tamper with her medications an indication of her emotional state?

Essay Topic 3

Alex is the Green Man from the newspaper clippings. Why has she become the Green Man? What is her purpose as the Green Man? What does her masquerade say about her relationship with the prince? How might her Green Man identity put her in danger.

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