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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, IX, when does Birdie most miss Edward?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 18, how many chimney's did Birchwood Manor have?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 21, what were Bea and Red fighting about?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 22, in one of Juliet's articles, how old was the dog that she and her family adopted?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 27, where did Edward die?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In Part 4, XII, does Birdie wish to be released from the house?

3. In Part 2, VIII, what happened when Edward was 14?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 22, how does Elodie remember that Tip described his mother, her great-grandmother?

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

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

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

Characters experience abandonment in the novel. Birdie was abandoned when her mother and then her father died. How does feeling abandoned affect Birdie and Elodie? In what way was Edward also abandoned? What abandonment did Ada experience? How do these experiences of abandonment affect characters? How does it draw some characters together? How does being abandoned affect characters and the relationships they have in life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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