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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 Mrs. Townsend do without Agnes's permission that makes Anges angry?

2. Who does Mrs. Townsend ask Agnes if she misses?

3. What does Fabienne tell Anges people will say if Anges says she does not want to go to England?

4. Who does Mrs. Townsend say appears "opaque" in her own books?

5. What does Agnes tell some adults in London that she knows is not well-received?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Townsend tell Agnes she once aspired to?

2. How does Agnes get along with the others girls at Woodsway in general?

3. What does Agnes think of having to call Mrs. Townsend "Kazumi"?

4. Why do Agnes and Meaker get along fairly well?

5. What do the adults seem to indicate in Part III when Agnes says she may never write another book again?

6. What does Agnes do with her half of the money from "Les Enfants Heureux"?

7. What does Fabienne say people will think about Agnes if she does not want to go to school in England?

8. Who comes to photograph Agnes at Woodsway eventually?

9. How does Mrs. Townsend handle the letters Agnes gets?

10. What is the difference between how Jacques and Fabienne write to Agnes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Yiyun use Agnes's geese that she raises to symbolize in the early stages of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What effects does the war still cast on Agnes's home village when the book opens, and how does Yiyun communicate them to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Agnes's experiences at Woodsway affect her after she leaves? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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