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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 6, how long ago does Emma remember she found a dead crab on a beach in Northumberland?

2. Who tells Leo in Chapter 31, that Jeremy is not Ruby's father?

3. How old is Leo's father?

4. In Chapter 13, what is the name of the family cafe where Emma has taken Ruby?

5. How much older is Sheila than Leo in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Emma's occupation?

4. What documents does Leo find pertaining to Emma in Chapter 29?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Janice say in a letter Jeremy brings Emma?

6. How does Leo remember they learned that Emma was pregnant with Ruby?

7. Where do Emma, Leo and Ruby live?

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

9. What is Leo's opinion of Jill?

10. How did Leo learn that he was adopted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leo becomes suspicious of Emma. How and why does Leo become suspicious of Emma? How do his suspicions affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Love of My Life? How does the way that different first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Janice thinks that Emily/Emma tried to abduct Charlie. Why does Janice think that Emily tried to abduct Charlie? How do appearances deceive Janice into believing something that is not true? Are there other times that Janice is deceived by appearances?

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