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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, VIII, what does Elodie say was the name of her grandmother?

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

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 22, how long has it been since Elodie sat in the window of her flat wearing her mother's veil and watching the Thames?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 22, how old was Jack's brother when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 19, how did Juliet describe Birchwood Manor the first time she saw it?

2. In Part 2, VIII, what did Birdie share with Edward when she posed for the second portrait?

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

4. In Part 3, Chapter 25, what was the library like at Birchwood Manor, and why did Lucy like it so much?

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

6. 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?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 23,what does Elodie learn about herself when she finds the spot where the photo was taken of her mother and the violinist?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what signs of war were in the village?

9. In Part 2, Chapter 20, what does Tip say about Birdie in response to his mother's questions?

10. In Part 3, Chapter 29, who was Birdie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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