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

2. In Part 1, Chapter 7, on what street does Elodie's Great-Uncle Tip live?

3. In Part 2, V, how old was Edward Radcliffe when he went to Birchwood Manor?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, how many times does Penelope say that she heard Elodie's mother play?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what type of music does Elodie like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what photographs does Elodie find in a box of old things?

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what is Elodie's flat like?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 13, how did Leonard describe his brother, Tom?

6. In Part 2, VI, why is Birdie not able to touch the sketchbook that Elodie's brings to Birchwood Manor?

7. In Part 1, II, what does the narrator say about visitors?

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

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

10. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what is Columbia Road like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author shares vignettes of Tip’s life as an adult and as a young boy. What challenges did Tip face as a boy? How did he face those challenges? What type of person is he as an adult? What is revealed about him through flashbacks? How would you describe Tip and the type of person that he is? How does his character advance the story?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Berry refers to her husband as resilient. What things did Mrs. Berry say happened to her husband and to themselves during their marriage? How did he accept the good and the bad in their lives? What is communicated about resilience through Tomas Berry?

Essay Topic 3

Birdie and Elodie are not in the upper echelons of society. Who was Birdie’s mother? What class was her father? What social class would the family have been considered? How did Birdie’s social class change after she went to live with Mrs. Mack? What does Elodie’s father do? What is her occupation? What is her social status compared to Alastair’s? What is revealed about class structure through the two women?

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