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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 does Alicia call after she leaves the cabin in the woods?

2. For whom does Yoshio work?

3. How does Kemel die?

4. Who witnesses the van abduction of Alicia outside the Center on Thursday?

5. Why does Jack cause a car accident shortly after writing a fake check on Thursday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jack and Yoshio feel about each other?

2. Why does Alicia destroy her father's discovery?

3. How do Jack and Alicia get past Sam Baker's men to get into the Clayton House?

4. Describe Ronald Clayton's will.

5. How does Jack help Alicia cope with her past abuse?

6. Describe Jack's country house.

7. How does Jack retrieve Alicia after her abduction?

8. Why does Thomas want the Clayton House?

9. How does Jack react to learning that Alicia hired an arsonist?

10. Why does Kemel just want the Clayton House situation to be resolved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam Baker says that he cut his nephew Kenny in on a deal because he is family. Compare and contrast Sam Baker's efforts to take care of the people he loves to those of any two other characters in Legacies.

Essay Topic 2

Responsibility and integrity are two themes touched on in Legacies.

1) Select one character that best represents each quality and describe why that is the case.

2) Select a character who epitomizes one quality, but not the other, and analyze that character based on this criteria.

3) Use specific characters and events to explain how the author uses these two qualities to develop character growth in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Many symbolic items are used in the telling of Legacies, such as the lamp, the Center, and Ronald Clayton's safety deposit box. Select any three examples of symbolism in the novel and explain:

1) What it contributes to the story.

2) How it is related to other characters, events or objects in the story.

3) Why the author chose that particular item to symbolize what it represents.

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