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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 does Sabine do as Howard sits across the street from the house all day?

2. What does Sabine show the boys before they go to school?

3. Where does Dot take Sabine after Bertie receives medical treatment?

4. Kitty tells Sabine that having Sabine around is like ______________________.

5. What had Dot always expected would happen in her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Sabine tell the Fetters family that upsets them?

2. What are the circumstances in which Kitty kisses Sabine?

3. How do Sabine's views of the world differ from Dot's perspective?

4. How does the kiss from Kitty give Sabine some satisfaction over Howard and his threatening behavior?

5. How is Parsifal's true past so different from the one Sabine had always envisioned?

6. What does Sabine finally see in the Tonight Show performance?

7. How do the stories about Albert Fetters make Sabine realize that Parsifal did what he had to do in order to survive?

8. Who are Kitty's sons and what do they find fascinating about Sabine?

9. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?

10. How does Sabine come to realize that Parsifal had had a hard life long before she met him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Sabine's life. Will magic be a powerful presence in her life? What is her relationship with the Fetters family? Did she develop a relationship with Kitty? Explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an instance of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

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