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

2. Where were Emily and Leo when they learned she was pregnant with Ruby?

3. What is the name of Ruby's keyperson at nursery?

4. How long has it been in Chapter 13 since Leo learned that he was adopted?

5. In Chapter 15, what is the number of the cottage Emma has booked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Emma takes Ruby to nursery in Chapter 28?

2. In Chatper 15, where does Ruby think she and her mother are going and why?

3. What is the news in Chapter 4?

4. Why was Emma late for her wedding?

5. What does Leo do for his parents when he visits in Chapter 21?

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

7. How did Leo learn that he was adopted?

8. What is Sheila's house like?

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

10. What is Emma known for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leo has one sibling, a brother named Olly. What type of relationship do the men have?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Love of My Life and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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