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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 21, how long was Ada at Lucy's school?

2. In Part 2, VIII, what does Jack bring for Elodie to drink when she cannot get a tour of Birchwood Manor?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 22, how does Elodie remember that Tip traveled to her flat when he brought his mother's writings to her?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 27, what was Edward's middle name?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what color canalboat did Juliet see when she and her children went to the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 18, why was Freddy nicknamed Red?

2. In Part 2, VII, what did a woman and a man say about La Belle, the painting of Birdie?

3. In Part 2, VIII, what would Pale Joe allow Birdie to do if they spent too much time together for Birdie to perform her day's work?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 21, who did Juliet and the children meet at Mrs. Hammett's, and what is she doing?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 26, why did Birdie and Lucy have to hide and where did they hide?

6. In Part 3, Chapter 29, what did Lucy do with Birdie's remains?

7. In Part 4, Chapter 32, why did Juliet return to Birchwood in 1962?

8. In Part 3, X, what did Birdie learn about her father?

9. In Part 2, VII, why did Edward and his mother visit the place where Birdie lived with Mrs. Mack and the others?

10. In Part 3, Chapter 27, why did Lucy never tell anyone about Lily?

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

Edward gives Birdie a clock for her 18th birthday. What was Birdie’s father’s occupation? Why are clocks important to her? What does it mean for Edward to give her the clock? How is the clock a symbol of Birdie’s identity?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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