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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. At the end of Part 3, X, what did Birdie remember?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 18, where did Juliet work?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 18, what had Juliet been reading when she saw that her house had been destroyed?

4. In Part 2, IX, what did Birdie give Edward for his 22nd birthday?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 20, what color hair did Tip say that Birdie had?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2, VII, how did Birdie's father describe what it was like to see her mother?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 27, what did Edward want Lucy to do with the house he left to her?

4. In Part 2, IX, what did Edward give Bridie for her birthday?

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

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

7. In Part 4, Chapter 30, what does Elodie tell Jack about Alastair and their approaching marriage?

8. In Part 2, VIII, who was Fanny's father and what did he do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Birdie and Elodie are not in the upper echelons of society. Who was Birdie’s mother? What class was her father? What social class would the family have been considered? How did Birdie’s social class change after she went to live with Mrs. Mack? What does Elodie’s father do? What is her occupation? What is her social status compared to Alastair’s? What is revealed about class structure through the two women?

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

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?

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