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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 Hazel tells the story of Whisperwood what do the girls become in the story in Chapter 16?

2. What are Hazel and Flora given in Oxford while they wait for someone to choose them?

3. How old was Hazel's mother when Hazel was born?

4. How many bedrooms are in the flat where Hazel and Flora live in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 17, how many days are there until Hazel and Barnaby will go to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do some people believe that Flora was found?

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

3. When did Hazel's mother tell her that she was remarrying, and what did Camellia tell Hazel about love?

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

5. What does Linda tell Peggy about how Whisperwood came to be?

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

7. Who does Hazel work with at Hogan's and how does she feel about leaving her colleagues?

8. What book does Hazel find on her last day working at Hogan's Rare Book Shoppe, and why does finding the book give her hope?

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

10. What jobs does Wren have to choose from and why does he have a month to decide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hazel does not seem to be able to move on from Flora's death. Her mother grieves for Flora, but she has made a new life for herself. How does the way the two women deal with grief convey about grief and how grieving is an individual process?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation in The Secret Book of Flora Lea? What descriptive dialogue tags has Henry used, especially in Chapter 31 when Peggy and Wren have a conversation on the beach? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

Hazel invents stories to pacify Flora. Why are stories important in The Secret Book of Flora Lea? How do they eventually brings characters together?

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