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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 kind of smell comes out off the cupboard in Andy's home?

2. Which character does Ginny label a cuckoo?

3. What characteristic do Harry and Angie both share?

4. Who tells Ginny the story about the bridge?

5. What does Angie say Harry would forget if they weren't sewn on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What romantic ideals does Rhiannon hold about Ginny's current situation?

2. Why does Ginny think Joe was sent to prison?

3. Why does Ginny like Rhiannon's parents so much?

4. What does Ginny remember about her grandparents?

5. In what way does the chapter end well for Ginny?

6. Why does Andy say he got the sack from the Castle restaurant?

7. What does Ginny remember about her time with her father as a child?

8. Why does Ginny get so upset at the party?

9. Why does Ginny work so hard at French?

10. Why does Ginny call Robert a white cuckoo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Robert's arrival affect Ginny? Why is she so against him and how do you think this affects Robert so soon after his mother's death?

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