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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 Daisy's mother's physical state described as?
2. Where has Daisy been living, since her husband died?
3. By chapter 4, Daisy has been a widow for how many years?
4. What does Mrs. Flett's son do for a living?
5. All spring, Daisy's mother suffered from what medical problem?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why might Daisy have not described the first eleven years of her life?
2. What was Mercy's background?
3. In chapter five, Daisy doesn't seem to talk about any major events for once. What do the sudden change in feel and attitude in chapter five indicate?
4. Is Mercy a good wife?
5. Describe Daisy's change of residence when she turns eleven.
6. What is Daisy's attitude, early in chapter four, regarding her late husband's death?
7. How have Barker's feelings for his father seemed to change in chapter five?
8. What do you think the purpose of Magnus Flett's trip to the Orkney Islands was, and did he fulfill that purpose?
9. Describe the difference in attitude about the state of Daisy's life between Daisy and her friend, Fraidy.
10. Describe Daisy's perception of herself through chapter four.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It's clear that Daisy's imagination plays a key role in the story. Choose any portion of the book that you feel was mostly built on Daisy's own imaginings and describe why you feel that way. Then, describe how you feel that part of the book might have actually happened, without Daisy's embellishments. Also, using an example from your own life, explain how you think embellishing a situation or "spinning the facts" can be good or bad.
Essay Topic 2
Daisy's mother's first name is Mercy. Based on the description of Mercy in the beginning of the book, as well as references to her throughout the book, do you feel that her name was appropriate for her character? In other words, was anything about Mercy's life actually merciful? Use several examples from the story to back up your opinion. Also, be sure that you explain whether or not you feel that Mercy's death was merciful and, if so, to whom?
Essay Topic 3
Magnus Flett spends most of the book in the Orkney Islands, yet he seems to greatly influence Daisy. Using several examples from the book, describe, in detail, why you feel that Daisy is so greatly influenced by thoughts of, and later a visit to, Magnus Flett. Also, do you think Daisy feels closer to Magnus Flett than to her own father? If so, in what ways. If not, why not?
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