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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 river is Flora near in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 12, what color dress is Poppy wearing?

3. What does Alastair call Camellia, Hazel's mother?

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

5. What building can Hazel see from the Aberdeen's kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the room like that Hazel and Flora are to share at the Aberdeen cottage?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Bridie tell Hazel about Harry's father?

8. What does Peggy tell Hazel when she calls about the story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Henry use cliffhangers in The Secret Book of Flora Lea? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

When World War II began, London children were evacuated from the city and sent to the countryside. Why were children evacuated from London? How did the evacuation affect Hazel and Flora?

Essay Topic 3

Saint Brigid's Day or Imbolc is a festival held on February 1. Why do some people believe the festival shows that Bridie is pagan?

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