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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 graduate from Cambridge?

2. What type of puzzle does Flora like to do in Chapter 29?

3. In Chapter 29, how long have Hazel and Flora lived with the Aberdeens?

4. What color hair does the queen of Whisperwood have?

5. Which of the nurses does Bridie have babysit Flora when she takes Hazel and Harry alone into town to shop and run errands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hazel and Harry learn about Imogene and Iris's husbands?

2. What does Hazel's mother tell her and what does Hazel see when she goes to London to see Kelty?

3. How does Bridie celebrate St. Brigid's Day or Imbolc?

4. What has Harry tried before turning to painting?

5. What happens when Kelty does not want to stay with Mrs. Marchman?

6. What is the story of Frideswide?

7. What does Wren think he and Peggy should do after she shows him the telegram from Hazel (that Kelty sent)?

8. Why was Wren nearly kicked out of Harvard?

9. How is the Thames different in Binsey than London?

10. What does Hazel learn about Harry in November 1946?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in The Secret Book of Flora Lea, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different chapters?

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Secret Book of Flora Lea to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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