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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. In Chapter 8, how much money does Samia give Lucy when she picks up Stella?

2. Who does Lucy try to pretend Michael is in Chapter 28?

3. In Chapter 20, where does Henry goes with his father?

4. In Chapter 28, where does Lucy put Michael's body?

5. In Chapter 6, how long have Marco and Lucy been homeless?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Birdie Dunlop-Evers, and how did she come to Henry's house?

3. What happens after it is learned that Birdie and David are having an affair?

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

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

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

7. What does Miller show Libby in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Clemency’s mother says that Clemency is still impacted by her experiences at Cheyne Walk. Why does Sally say that Clemency is still impacted by her experiences at Cheyne Walk? What signs are there that Clemency still struggles with the events when she lived at Cheyne Walk? Does Clemency have PTSD from those experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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