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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, what was the name of Elodie's last boyfriend?

2. In Part 1, III, what was the narrator's father's trade?

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

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

5. In Part 2, VI, what does Birdie say Leonard was when he arrived at Birchwood Manor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 8, what does Elodie learn about the woman in the photograph from the box she found at work?

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

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what does Elodie decide about playing videotapes of her mother playing at her wedding and why?

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

6. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what is learned about Elodie's great-uncle?

7. In Part 1, Chapter 3, how does Elodie remember learning about her mother?

8. In Part 1, III, what is learned about the narrator's history?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Morton mentions people, places, and things that actually existed. What are some real people, places, and things that Morton uses in the novel? Does she adapt some of these things to fit with the story? How does the novel imitate life through the use of real people, places, and things?

Essay Topic 2

Leonard struggles to deal with his brother’s death. What was the relationship between Leonard and his brother? How did his brother's death affect him? In what way did the loss of Leonard’s brother influence him for the rest of his life?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is told from alternating points of view. How does the novel shift from first person to third person? How does the shift help readers discover other characters and their lives? How does the alternating point of view influence the story and what readers know about events and characters?

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