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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. How old is Stella's grandmother, Samia?

2. When Marco and Lucy take showers in Chapter 8, how long has it been since they showered?

3. When did Stella's father go back to Algeria and never return?

4. What type of cancer does Lucy tell Michael a friend has in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 19, what time does Lucy board the train for Antibes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What story does Lucy tell Michael to explain why she wants passports?

5. Why was Libby adopted when she was a baby?

6. Why did Lucy leave Blue House?

7. Why does Miller think it is not a homeless person staying at Cheyne Walk?

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

9. What does Libby receive in the mail in Chapter 1?

10. What does Miller Roe tell Libby about writing the article about Cheyne Walk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Jewell begin the story? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

Essay Topic 2

Henry becomes infatuated with Phin. How is Henry influenced by Phin? How does Henry’s desire for Phin’s attention cause him to make some poor decisions?

Essay Topic 3

Henry Sr. suffers several strokes. How does Henry Sr. decline? How and why does his decline make it difficult for him to deal with the problem of guests taking over the household?

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