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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. Who retrieves the disk?

2. What does Cammie realize about DeeDee?

3. What does Cammie think is a bad idea though her mom gives permission?

4. What does Mrs. Abrams do when she comes up to Cammie and Josh?

5. What does Cammie feel about the "mission"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cammie say as she walks away from Josh after acknowledging the truth to him?

2. Why does Cammie think it a bad idea to join her classmates to go to town?

3. Why do Bex, Liz and Macey decide to cover for Cammie at the career fair and how do they plan to do so?

4. How does Cammie explain her lack of action in the pharmacy the night before?

5. How does Cammie suggest she and Josh communicate and why does she suggest that?

6. What happens for the first time for Cammie?

7. Why is Liz in a panic as she rushes up to talk to her suitemates?

8. What does Cammie decide to do about telling Josh the truth about herself?

9. What happens to Anna Fetterman in the pharmacy and who comes to her rescue?

10. What does Cammie say about herself when Josh asks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why? Use examples from your own life and I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You to support your answer.

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You including why you believe it is foreshadowing.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You and your own live to support your opinion.

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