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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 53, how long does Henry remember someone coming to the door after his mother lost her baby and knocking for nearly a week?

2. In Chapter 42, what color T-shirt is Marco wearing?

3. How long did Henry sleep in Chapter 62 and wake to find Lucy and Phin gone?

4. In Chapter 50, how many times does David hit Henry when Henry confronts him in Chapter 50?

5. What type of dog does Clemency have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clemency tell Lucy happened when they came up with a plan to escape?

2. What does Libby learn about Miller on the trip from London?

3. What happens after Martina loses the baby?

4. What does Lucy think when she sees 16 Cheyne Walk in Chapter 38?

5. What does Clemency say that her father has done before in Chapter 53?

6. What does Henry say about the birth of his sister's baby?

7. In Chapter 57, where does Henry tell Lucy that Serenity is and how does he know?

8. In Chapter 48, what do Lucy and Marco hear in the night?

9. In Chapter 34, when did Henry Sr. have a stroke, and how did it affect him?

10. How does Lucy make her way to England in Chapter 35?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why is it particularly difficult to understand the idioms that are specific to British English?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

David begins to exert control over the household. How does David begin to exert control over the household? How and why do characters react differently to his tyranny?

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