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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 does Filip do on the side of playing cello?

2. What does Sylvie ingest before she dies?

3. Where do the Lees celebrate Christmas after Sylvie's death?

4. What does Estelle say about her relationship with Luke?

5. Who leaves Sylvie a rose by her hotel door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lukas and Sylvie come back from Venice?

2. What does Sylvie put in her cello case?

3. What does Sylvie discover about her relationship to Lukas?

4. Who visits Amy at the Tans house when she is home alone?

5. What happens to Sylvie and Lukas at the masquerade ball?

6. What long-kept secret does Ma reveal to Amy for the first time in the Netherlands?

7. What happens to Sylvie at the bar with Lukas and Estelle?

8. How does Amy embarrass herself in front of Filip?

9. Why does Sylvie slap Jim in the face?

10. What does Karin tell Amy when she calls her the day after Sylvie's body is found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Sylvie and Helena. What is the nature of this relationship, and why is it this way? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss Grandma's inheritance. Why is it such an important motif in the novel, and what does it symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Ma's perception of her family based on the chapters she narrates. What does Ma think of each of her family members, and what does she perceive as her place within the family?

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