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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 does Lucy have no one to help her with her children?

2. Who decides to take a leave of absence from school until Daphne is in first grade?

3. Who comes to baby-sit the children during Lucy's funeral?

4. When Claudia brings a casserole to the house in Chapter Five, what does she remark on?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Three, what is Ian watching through a microscope in science class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ian Bedloe when he was still in high school.

2. How does Ian end up taking care of the children when he comes home for Lucy's funeral?

3. What does "difficult ages" mean to Bee and why do they have their own table at family celebrations?

4. Describe the events surrounding Lucy's death.

5. How does Ian show himself to be a hero at the Church of the Second Chance indoor picnic?

6. Why does Ian take a leave from absence from college to take care of Daphne, Thomas, and Agatha?

7. Describe the way things have changed in the Bedloe household by the Christmas after Lucy death.

8. Why is Lucy taking pills and sleeping all the time?

9. How does the Bedloe family react to Lucy when they first meet her?

10. How does Doug get involved with the foreigners on Waverly Street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ian describes Daphne as a fierce little girl who had to fend for herself as a child. Discuss how this is reflected in Daphne's desire to take chances and live fully as a young woman.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Doug Bedloe's role in the family. Do you think he is a character who sits on the sidelines of his family's life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of Lucy's jewelry box. Why is it significant to the story that Agatha hides it, but Ian eventually discovers it? What information does the box reveal that causes Ian to change?

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