The Family Upstairs Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Lisa Jewell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 166 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Family Upstairs Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Lisa Jewell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 166 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Phil buy at the Kensington Market?

2. What were Henry Sr. and Martina and the man with them wearing when they were found deceased in their home?

3. What brand sock does Miller find when he tours that house at Cheyne Walk with Libby and Dido?

4. In Chapter 10, what color is Libby's laptop?

5. What is the name of Birdie's cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy clean up after Michael dies from the stab wound?

2. Why does Lucy avert her gaze from the foot of the stone staircase in Michael's house?

3. What is the situation for Lucy and her children in Chapter 2?

4. How long has Libby known Dido, and what does she know about her?

5. Who does Marco think they should get to help them, and why does he know where to find him?

6. What do Libby, Dido, and Miller find in an attic bedroom when they search the house in Chapter 21?

7. What type of routine develops in 1989 ad Cheyne Walk?

8. What does Henry's mother tell him about finances?

9. Why does Phin say that his family had to leave Brittany?

10. How do Libby, Dido, and Miller figure out that someone has been getting inside and staying in the house at Cheyne Walk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Blue House is a once-elegant townhouse where Lucy sometimes rents a room. What role does the Blue House and Giuseppe, its manager, play in her life?

Essay Topic 2

In The Family Upstairs, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Henry is the mastermind behind plans to escape. What plans does Henry make to allow the children to escape? Does he intend to kill the grownups or are their deaths accidental?

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