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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. Why is Joanna secretly excited that her dad cut his cheek?

2. Why does Luke insist Cora has sent him a Valentine?

3. Why does Cora think it is a shame that William remains a pastor?

4. Who writes to Cora after the Ambrose introduction?

5. Why does Luke think he might be better off in Edinburgh than London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Cracknell's Gog and Magog provide him and Mrs. Ransome?

2. What was Spencer, Luke Garrett's closest friend, considered to be by their former classmates?

3. How did Cora meet Thomas Taylor, the beggar?

4. What did Luke Garrett believe Cora sent him through their correspondence?

5. What did Cora send to William after their first meeting?

6. Luke Garrett was the first person to successfully complete what type of surgery in London?

7. Whom did Naomi believe to have webbed hands like her own?

8. Who showed up to the Ransome's house while Cora was visiting for the first time?

9. What is Luke Garrett's nickname and why?

10. What did Stella find in Aldwinter that kept her entertained and happy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is protocol for death and dying and some expectations in Victorian England are described on page 25 of the novel. Write an essay that addresses the protocol described in the novel and compare it to your understandings of the protocol of today.

Essay Topic 2

"Martha says I've been selfish—that I've tried to tether everyone to me and not cared what they might have wanted. I said that this is how we all live or else we'd only ever be alone" (341). Discuss what Cora means. Do you agree? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Martha states, "I've written to a man who can help—always comes down to money, doesn't it, in the end?" (210). Discuss what Martha means by it "always comes down to money." Do you agree, or disagree? Explain.

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