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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. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 6, what year was the tape recorded of one of her mother's concerts that Elodie plays when she cannot sleep?

2. At the beginning of Part 1, IV, where is Birdie sitting?

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 11, how long had Ada been hiding in a secret space?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what was the name of Elodie's last boyfriend?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what did the pendant look like that many believed that Edward's model, Lily Millington had stole?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does Elodie remember Great-uncle Tip giving her after her mother's death?

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

6. In Part 1: I, why did Edward and the narrator go to Birchwood Manor with his friends?

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

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

9. In Part 2, Chapter 17, when and why did Lucy Radcliffe's school close?

10. In Part 2, V, why is Jack Rolands at Birchwood Manor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ada is bulleted at Lucy’s school. Who are the two girls who felt they should run the school? How do they treat younger girls? How does Ada stand up to them? What is revealed about bullies and dealing with bullies through the relationship between the three girls?

Essay Topic 3

Lucy is injured and cannot not remember what had happened after Martin arrived at Birchwood Manor. Why are Lucy’s memories unclear as to what happened the night that Martin came to the Manor? How is Lucy influenced to believe something that is not true? What was the official verdict of what happened that night? Why are appearances deceiving?

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