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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. Where does Julie awaken?

2. Why is a party being thrown for Julie?

3. What does Uncle Haskell say that Aunt Cordelia is doing?

4. Why does Julie visit the Cathedral of Four Silver Birches?

5. That summer, what is happening to Aggie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julie envy Laura but what does Laura feel that Julie cannot understand?

2. What is a drastic change in Julie's life when she is ten? How is she involved in it?

3. What does Jonathan say about Julie and how does she feel about it?

4. What is announced a few weeks after the children discover Uncle Haskell's secret?

5. What does Aunt Cordelia try to do for the Kilpin family and how does she feel when she returns home?

6. What happens when Julie visits Laura and Bill and what does Bill tell her?

7. What news arrives towards the end of the summer?

8. Who is excited about Julie's birthday party?

9. How does Uncle Haskell help Julie with her loneliness after Chris leaves?

10. Where does Julie go and what does she do after she is chastised by Aunt Cordelia over hitting Danny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eventually Danny stops dating Eden and declares his love for Julie, telling her that he has loved her ever since they were little children. Julie is in love with Danny too and finally feels secure that she has found her place in the world.

1. Do you think just loving someone can give you a "place in the world?" Why or why not?

2. Do you think Julie is really in love with Danny or is it just a reaction to being alone? Why or why not?

3. Do you think it is easier to fall in love with someone you've known your whole life than a recently met person? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Julie experiences not only Chris' departure for boarding school but also Laura's marriage to Bill.

1. What effect do you think these types of events would have on a young girl? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

2. What do you think a person can do to adjust to changes in their life? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

3. Do you think it was fair to Julie for the family to send Chris off to school? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your experience to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Aunt Cordelia shares some of the sorrows from the childhood she shared with Uncle Haskell, and Julie feels even more gratitude for the abundance of love she has received in her life.

1. Do you think Uncle Haskell's childhood was what propelled him towards alcohol? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think some people have difficult childhoods but don't turn to drugs or alcohol?

3. Do you think Uncle Haskell's drinking was a form of slow suicide to escape memories of childhood? Why or why not?

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