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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 kid of family did Eli stay with during the war?

2. What does Isola say reading did for her during the occupation?

3. What day did the Germans invade Guernsey?

4. How does Mark feel about Juliet going to Guernsey?

5. Who tells Juliet where Sydney has taken a vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Elizabeth do when Adelaide made the evacuating children cry?

2. What does Clara Saussey say the war did for the islanders?

3. How is Juliet involved in Domonic's life?

4. What does Juliet say in her first letter to Mrs. Maugery?

5. What does Juliet say to Sophie about her night at Suzette?

6. Who did John pretend to be during the war, and why?

7. How did Adelaide make the children cry before they were evacuated?

8. What author does Eben love the best and why?

9. What happened between Juliet and Gilly?

10. What does Mrs. Maugery write to Juliet about in her first letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the letter-style format of advancing the plot change the tone of the book? How was this different from a traditional book format?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Sophie is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence - however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Sophie had not been in the book at all?

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