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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, what was the first thing that Edward gave Birdie for her birthday?

2. In Part 2, VIII, who drowned the day that Ada fell into the river?

3. In Part 2, VIII, what volunteer refuses to allow Elodie on a tour of the house?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 24, how many times had Lucy been on a train before the summer of 1862?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 25, in what room did Edward set up his easel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 18, what did Mr. Tallisker, Juliet's boss, want her to do while she went to the country?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When Edward was 14, he had an experience that changed him. What did Edward seek out when he was 14? What did he find? Why did he have to run? Where did he find safety? What does he later say about fear? How does the experience change him?

Essay Topic 3

Birdie meets Pale Joe when she is escaping the police. How does a friendship develop between them? Why is it an unlikely friendship? How does the friendship change Joe’s life?

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