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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 jewelry did Henry remove from Birdie after she died?

2. In Chapter 36, where does Phin think his mother and sister live?

3. What is the name of Sally Radlett's receptionist?

4. How old is Henry's sister when it is announced that she is pregnant?

5. When Libby wakes in Chapter 39, when will she need to leave in order to make it to work by 9 a.m.?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Miller learn about Birdie?

4. What happens after Martina loses the baby?

5. Why did Lucy leave Serenity?

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

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

8. In Chapter 36, what does Phin tell Lucy and Miller about his family?

9. How thin was everyone in Chapter 43?

10. Who does Clemency think that Libby and Miller have met?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Family Upstairs? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Miller is an investigative reporter. What skills does Miller have because of his job? How does he use those skills to help Libby solve the mystery of her birth family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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