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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 10, how old was Ada when she was left at Lucy Radcliffe's school?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 9, how many carats was the Radcliffe Blue Diamond?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what was Elodie's great-grandmother's career?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how old was Elodie when her mother died?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 6, how many videocassettes does Elodie have of her mother playing her cello?

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, how did Pippa and Elodie become friends?

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

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

5. In Part 2, Chapter 11, why did Lucy show Ada a hiding place at the school?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 6, how did critics describe Lauren Adler's playing?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elodie struggles to find her identity. In what way had Elodie never been allowed to leave her mother’s death and grief behind? How has Elodie lived in her mother’s shadow? What does Elodie learn about herself when the finds the place her mother had a photo taken near the end of her life? What does Elodie realize about her mother and herself? What does Elodie realize that she needs to do? How does Elodie mature through the experiences she has in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy had once been lectured about proper roles for young ladies. How does Lucy not fit the stereotype for women in the Victorian age? What is revealed about women’s roles in the Victorian age, through Lucy’s nonconformance with the typical role that women played at that time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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