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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. Where is Cicely living now that Ian is involved in the Church of the Second Chance?

2. What grade did Sister Harriet teach?

3. Where is Thomas going to college?

4. Who comes up with the idea of finding a wife for Ian?

5. What kind of work does Sister Harriet do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ariana Pennington's appearance.

2. Why does Agatha ask her siblings "What's happened to Ian?"

3. Describe Agatha's appearance when she returns for Thanksgiving after her mother has died.

4. Describe Eli Everjohn.

5. What does the Church of the Second Chance do when Reverend Emmett has a heart attack?

6. What is the significance of Rita's choice of black-eyed peas and rice for Christmas Eve dinner?

7. How does Ian think Daphne reminds him of Lucy?

8. Describe Daphne's dream that she tells her family and guests at the dinner party.

9. Why do the children think that Ian needs a wife?

10. What does Daphne hang on the wall in the living room with the other family pictures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of person is Agatha? Do you think she had a difficult life, and how did her life shape her as a person?

Essay Topic 3

What specific details are used to describe Ariana Pennington? What is it about her that makes the children believe she would be a perfect wife for Ian? Why does Ian seem uninterested?

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