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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 1 after Miller was released from the hospital, where did she and her sister go to eat?

2. In Chapter 6, where did Lucas talk about traveling over winter break?

3. How old was Miller when she was raped and assaulted?

4. In Chapter 5, what time did Alaleh call to prepare Miller for the trial?

5. Where did Miller go to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did Stanford play in Miller's life?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Jonsson and Arndt testify that they caught Turner the night he attacked Miller?

3. What situation had Miller's friend Claire gone through when she was 18?

4. What advice did the deputy district attorney give Miller about talking to anyone about the attack?

5. How did the constant change in hearing dates affect Tiffany in Chapter 5?

6. What advice did Alaleh give Miller about her behavior in the courtroom in Chapter 7?

7. In Chapter 6, how did Miller feel when she went scuba driving?

8. After high school students from Miller's high school started committing suicide in front of trains, what was done to try to prevent further suicides?

9. What was Emily's life like in Chapter 3?

10. How did Miller describe herself in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you would assign a color to represent the overall mood in the novel what color would it be? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Miller’s mother said that good and bad things came from the universe. What was Miller’s mother’s philosophy about good and bad things in life? What did that reveal about the importance of optimism?

Essay Topic 3

Turner could have received up to 14 years in prison for the assault. What sentence did he receive? Why was the sentence an injustice?

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