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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 does Hazel meet Barnaby?

2. What is the name of Hazel's stepbrother?

3. What do Peggy and her mother have for dinner in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Bridie fix for breakfast?

5. What was the name of the woman Kelty stayed with in Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hazel realize she has done after she reads Whisperwood and the River of Stars?

2. What land does Hazel create for Flora in her stories?

3. Why does Hazel tell her sister stories in Chapter 3?

4. Where does Hazel live and what is it like?

5. How did Hazel's father die?

6. Who is Wren Parker?

7. Where will Hazel be working after she leaves Hogan's Rare Book Shoppe?

8. In Chapter 17, how does Bridie greet Hazel when she returns to Binsey?

9. What does the Aberdeen cottage look like when Bridie drives Hazel and Flora there for the first time?

10. Why does Peggy wish Wren would take her hand and why does she know that will never happen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Secret Book of Flora Lea takes place in London and Binsey. How do these settings affect Hazel’s character and sense of self?

Essay Topic 2

Hazel notices that many of Harry's paintings are from the time she was in Binsey during the war. What is the connection between art and healing for Harry?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Hazel blame herself for Flora’s disappearance?

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