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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. In Part 2, Chapter 13, what was the name of a sister that died before Leonard was born?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how long has it been since Elodie's mother died?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 7, how long did Tip live with Lauren's family when she was young?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 11, what were the only two classes Ada liked at Miss Radcliffe's School?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how long has Elodie worked at the Stratton, Caldwell and Co. building?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 16, what did Lucy Radcliffe say was the worst thing about getting old?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 10, how did Ada Lovegrove come to Birchwood Manor?

3. In Part 1, IV, how did Lily Millington die?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, who was Elodie's mother, and how did she die?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 12, what did Charlotte and May do to Ada after the end-of-summer-concert?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what do Pippa and Elodie decide about Elodie's wedding gown?

7. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how did Pippa and Elodie become friends?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 15, where did Leonard meet Lucy Radcliffe?

9. What happened in Part 1: I, that made Edward and everyone but the narrator leave Birchwood Manor?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 12, what did Ada do to Charlotte during the end-of-summer concert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Berry shares her love story with Elodie. What does Mrs. Birdie tell Elodie about meeting her husband and the life they had? What does she want Elodie to learn from the story? How does love destroy Edward? How does love affect Elodie’s father after her mother dies? What does Elodie realize about love and her relationship with Alastair? What does the author communicate about love through various characters?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy would like to dislike Lily, but she finds herself enjoying Lily’s company. Why does Lucy have reasons to dislike Lily? Why is it difficult for her to dislike the woman? How does Lily treat Lucy? How does Lucy try to help Lily when Martin arrives? What do those instances reveal about their relationship? How would you describe the relationship between Lucy and Lily?

Essay Topic 3

Characters experience abandonment in the novel. Birdie was abandoned when her mother and then her father died. How does feeling abandoned affect Birdie and Elodie? In what way was Edward also abandoned? What abandonment did Ada experience? How do these experiences of abandonment affect characters? How does it draw some characters together? How does being abandoned affect characters and the relationships they have in life?

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