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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 23, what color is Dr. Phipps's favorite china bowl?

2. In Chapter 18, where is Maren when Clara sees her in Chapter 18?

3. In Chapter 23, how many dances does Clara dance with Jasper?

4. In Chapter 16 when Clara asks how long before she can see her sister, how long does Madame Soraya tell her it will be?

5. In Chapter 14, how long has it been since O'Neill, Clara, and Maren have left Llanfair Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 23, what does Clara see, hear, and smell?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Clara say about the preparations for the trip to take Maren to the ocean?

3. In Chapter 19, how does Dr. Phipps describe the Gallery of Wonders and what it costs to enter?

4. At the end of Chapter 23, why does Clara hate O'Neill.

5. In Chapter 19, what does Dr. Phipps give O'Neill and Clara, and what is it supposed to do?

6. In Chapter 22, what does Osbert bring Clara?

7. In Chapter 18 what does Clara bring Maren and why?

8. In Chapter 18, where is Maren?

9. How does O'Neill entertain Maren and Clara at the end of Chapter 13?

10. How does Dr. Phipps threaten Clara at the end of Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

O’Neill creates a special painting for Clara. What elements are in the painting? What do each of these elements symbolize? What does the painting symbolize regarding O’Neill’s feelings for Clara?

Essay Topic 2

Clara and Maren have been raised together, but have different personalities. In what ways are Clara and Maren alike and unalike? How do those similarities and differences affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

O’Neill and Clara get discouraged, but they also encourage one another to have hope. How do O’Neill and Clara encourage each other? How successful are they in helping one another find hope and optimism in dreadful circumstances?

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