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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 dress does Hazel wear to the birthday party at the Tennyson house?

2. How far is the drive to St. Ives in Chapter 27?

3. How much money do people get for taking in the child evacuees?

4. What does Flora do in Chapter 38 while Hazel goes to London to see Kelty?

5. What do Hazel and the others have for dinner in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hazel decide to go to Henley-on-Thames?

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

3. How do Kelty and Hazel find Harry in St. Ives?

4. When Hazel's mother stays overnight at Bridie's one night, what does Hazel notice and learn about her mother's life?

5. What does Peggy's mother tell her about Wren when she sees the two of them together in Chapter 31?

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

7. Why does Lord Arthur Dickson call Hazel from Sotheby's in Chapter 25?

8. What does Hazel see in Harry's art in Chapter 32?

9. Why is Barnaby upset when he finds letters Hazel saved from Harry and what does Hazel tell him about the letters?

10. On the 20th of May in 1940, why are their soldiers in the meadow in Binsey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Secret Book of Flora Lea? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Henry use imagery to help readers imagine the world where characters live in The Secret Book of Flora Lea?

Essay Topic 3

Hazel and Flora are nervous about leaving home and living in Binsey. How do the girls adapt to their new surroundings? Why is it difficult for them to adapt at first?

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