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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. Who has recently died, in chapter 8?

2. How will the children find out about Daisy's first marriage?

3. What was the peddler's first name?

4. Much of what Daisy has left for her family is what?

5. What game does Daisy's group play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Daisy changed her mind and took Beverly in?

2. How does stone play a role in chapter ten?

3. How does Daisy seem to feel about dying?

4. Describe Daisy's attitude, in chapter eight, surrounding Victoria and Lewis' courtship and finding Magnus Flett

5. Describe how Daisy deals with people in chapter nine.

6. What changes about the way Daisy handles her own mental state in chapter seven?

7. How does Daisy handle both her husband's and her father's deaths?

8. In what positive way is the image of stone used in chapter eight?

9. What is the relationship between Daisy and Jay Dudley?

10. What role does Pinky play in chapter six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Running away is a major theme of the book. Choose one of the following characters and describe, in detail, what they were trying to run away from and how they did so. Also, describe what the results were. Was running away the right thing for them to do? Why or why not? What were the consequences of their actions, both for them and for their loved ones.

Mrs. Flett

Harold Hoad

Magnus Flett

Essay Topic 2

After Daisy's first husband dies, Daisy marries Barker Flett, whom she used to refer to as "Uncle Barker".

Part 1: Describe, in detail, how the relationship between Daisy and Barker Flett developed, as the book progressed.

Part 2: Explain whether or not you think their relationship was good or bad and the reasons for your choice.

Part 3: Do you feel like Daisy wanted to marry Barker specifically, or just wanted to be somebody's wife, regardless of who that person was? Use examples from the story to back up your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1: Choose and explain in detail at least three places in the story where stone was used to symbolize something positive.

Part 2: Choose and explain in detail at least three places in the story where stone was used to symbolize something negative.

Part 3: What do you think the author was trying to accomplish by using the over all symbolism of stone throughout the story?

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