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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 Sir John's daughter?

2. Who first answered the door the day Evangeline arrived at the Whitstone residence?

3. What is the relationship between Cecil and Mrs. Whitstone?

4. What book does Evangeline tell Hazel her hometown reminds her of?

5. Who was Mathinna's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sets Evangeline's downfall into motion?

2. What does Dr. Dunne, the ship's surgeon, seem to think of Evangeline when he first meets her?

3. What does Lady Franklin take from Mathinna for her "collection" that Mathinna resents?

4. Why does Lady Jane Franklin seem to like to take in tribal children to her home occasionally?

5. How does Evangeline meet Cecil Frederick Whitstone?

6. How does wearing the numbered token on the ship make Evangeline feel?

7. What is Hazel's skill that soon becomes very important for Evangeline?

8. What does Mathinna think of the clothes Lady Franklin has set out for her?

9. Why does Sarah tell Mathinna that Lady Franklin got rid of the last tribal child she took in?

10. What pet does Mathinna bring with her to the Franklins' and why is it so important to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the series of actions that lead to the authorities in the Cascades discovering that Hazel is not Ruby's mother, and what are the consequences of this revelation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Moore's writing style and tone throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does the ruby ring, a family heirloom, that Cecil Whitstone gives to Evangeline, symbolize at different points in this novel and to different characters, including Evangeline, Agnes, and, later, Ruby Dunne? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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