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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. Why is Alex upset with Jed?

2. Alex says she has what event with Jed and will meet Mike after that?

3. Where did Isabella's male visitor Isabella sleep?

4. Who/what discovered the crime scene?

5. Where is Alex's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alex's name in the paper?

2. Describe Jed.

3. Alex needs distraction from thinking about what?

4. Why does Alex work as a prosecutor?

5. How does Alex reveal her independence to police officers on the island?

6. Why does Richard come to see Alex?

7. What does Alex learn when she gets to the crime scene at the house?

8. What did Isabella intend to do on Martha's Vineyard?

9. Describe Anderson.

10. Describe Alex's residence on the island and how to get there.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Alex. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in New York in the 1990s when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms do they have that 21st century women do not have, if any?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the use of foreshadowing in the book. Why does the author insert foreshadowing into the story? is it effective? Why or why not?

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