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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 is Mrs. Holstein's first name?

2. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?

3. Where did Sophie first meet Francis?

4. What does Sophie watch Otto do when she gets home from her outing with Charlie?

5. What kind of case will Otto not take on himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Bentwoods' house when they return from the party?

2. What does Sophie say about Francis as she falls asleep?

3. What does Sophie do when Otto complains about Charlie at the beginning of the book?

4. What bothers Otto about his neighborhood? Why?

5. What does Mike offer to do for Sophie at the party? What is her response?

6. How does Sophie compare Otto and Charlie?

7. How does Sophie feel when she and Francis first touch?

8. Why did Sophie feel so rushed to get home while she is out alone with Charlie?

9. What is a loving bleeder?

10. Why is Otto so upset with his business partner at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does this book illustrate the theme of diversity? Which characters does it affect most?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings their effect on the plot. Why might Paula Fox have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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