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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. Who is invited and visits Joanna and Naomi's school?

2. What is wrong with Stella's lungs?

3. What does Luke Garrett give to Cora at Cora's summer dinner party?

4. According to Cora, what should people be afraid of?

5. What does Katherine believe the villagers of Aldwinter first thought about the smell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Spencer become nauseated over his family fortune after discussing the London housing crisis?

2. As Samual Hall watches Edward Burton, for whom does his hatred build?

3. Why does Luke Garrett become alarmed after the heart surgery?

4. What was Edward confessing to Martha regarding his involvement in his own stabbing?

5. What kind of books did Cora request Luke bring for Francis?

6. Why, according to Luke, does he not listen to Spencer?

7. What does Charles Ambrose agree fully with when walking the streets of the London housing projects?

8. What broke out of the stomach of the dead fish as Will and Mr. Banks watched?

9. Where does William take Stella after Luke Garrett writes to him?

10. What is Cora's prefered interaction with William Ransome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter One begins with a vivid description of time and its involvement in daily lives. Analyze why the author chose to begin the novel with time in the forefront. Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Francis is a strange little boy. After the death of Michael Seaborne, Martha states, "How can I be afraid of him; he is nothing but a fatherless boy!" (26). Discuss the implications of Martha's statement and include inferences based on Cora's feelings for her son pre and post the death of his father.

Essay Topic 3

Luke Garret's hand was cut open. Discuss Luke's emotional state due to the loss of function in his hand and loss of his ability to perform surgery. How does Cora's rebuke effect him and his emotional state?

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