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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 do Chris and Julie do when Laura is getting married?

2. How does Uncle Haskell excuse himself from the guests?

3. How does Laura's getting married change Julie's life?

4. To what does Aunt Cordelia often treat Julie and Chris for their help?

5. The next day, what does Aunt Cordelia show Julie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Aunt Cordelia make her money and what else does she do?

3. What does Julie do when she hears the children say she will be going away and why?

4. Why does Julie feel vulnerable when she gets up after her mother's funeral?

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

6. What can Aunt Cordelia be counted on for and how does Julie feel towards her?

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

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

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

10. What happens to Julie when Laura takes her to her room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie hesitantly approves of the changes Alicia has made to the house but is appalled to discover that Alicia has converted Laura's old bedroom into an office. Alicia had no way of knowing that Julie coveted that room.

1. Do you think Alicia should have talked with Julie before making changes to the house? Why or why not?

2. Change is always difficult and Julie has had many changes in her young life. Discuss how you see the changes affecting her as a person. Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In this chapter, the author relies heavily on the use of memory as Laura recalls the story of Aunt Cordelia and Jonathan Eltwing and relays the story to Julie. In this way, the author can provide more information about Aunt Cordelia's character without the filters normally applied, when a person talks about himself.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

2. Do you think the way the author relayed information about Aunt Cordelia in chapter 5 was the best way to give this information? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Laura talking to Julie can provide more information about Aunt Cordelia than her talking about herself?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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