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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 percent of Emma's BBC Worldwide royalties does Mags Tenterden still receive?

2. What day of the week do Emma and Ruby leave for the airport in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 21, how many bottles of airplane wine does Leo buy?

4. When Emma got in trouble during a trip to Northumberland four years ago, how far did Jill drive to rescue Emma?

5. In Chapter 30, when does Leo agree to meet Jeremy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emma call Jill at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Where do Emma, Leo and Ruby live?

3. Why was Emma late for her wedding?

4. How did Emma lose her parents?

5. Why does Emma have a secret she has never told Leo?

6. What text draft does Leo read in Chapter 24 and what does he assume?

7. In Chapter 22, what lie does Emma tell Leo?

8. Why does Robbie Rosen come to find Leo after their meeting in Chapter 20?

9. What is Emma looking at in Chapter 5 and why?

10. What is Leo's opinion of Jill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Walsh used? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections and chapters told? How does each section and chapter add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow Walsh to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Love of My Life to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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