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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. In Chapter 3, how many houses did Tipper and Harris Sinclair build on their private island?

2. In Chapter 39, who does Gat say that he is to Cadence's grandfather?

3. In Chapter 7, what was the name of Gat's New York girlfriend?

4. In Chapter 39, what is the name of the housekeeper?

5. In Chapter 23, what type of pie does Carrie say that Bess made?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what is different about Clairmont?

2. Who are Tipper and Harris Sinclair?

3. When Taft calls Cadence in Chapter 22, what does he want to do when Cadence comes and what does Cadence tell him?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Cadence describe herself?

5. How does Cadence describe her Aunt Bess in Chapter 24?

6. How does Cadence describe going to school in Chapter 15?

7. In Chapter 4, who are the four liars?

8. What does Cadence do with Mirren, Johnny, and Gat in Chapter 26?

9. In Chapter 28, how does Cadence describe the way that her headache comes on?

10. In Chapter 6, why does Cadence tear all the roses off a single bush and throw them into the sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sinclairs are tall and blond. Cadence changes the only part of herself that she can. She colors her hair. What reasons does Cadence give for coloring her hair? What part of the Sinclairs is she trying to distance herself from? How is dying her hair supposed to help her be someone different? Is it just a physical different she is trying to get rid of? Why does she want to be someone different?

Essay Topic 2

The Sinclairs all have their own private ways of dealing with grief. What are the family grieving for? How is their grief for Tipper and for the cousins and Gat different? How do the various characters—Cadence, her aunts, her grandfather, and her younger cousins—deal with grief? Is the way that they are coping healthy or unhealthy?

Essay Topic 3

The Sinclairs are a very wealthy family. How do the Sinclairs take their wealth and privilege for granted? What can their wealth protect them from? What can it not protect them from? In what way do they have to endure problems and tragedy just like anyone else?

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