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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 is Jacob's brother?

2. What book did Claudia find under the bed in March: "The Before"?

3. What did Claudia find under Monday's pillow in March: "The Before"?

4. Under whose bed did Claudia hide in March: "The Before"?

5. Where was the body found as described on the newscast in March: "The After"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Claudia's impressions of the basketball game in February: "The After"?

2. What color does Claudia say her father would be? Why?

3. What is the significance of the novel Flowers in the Attic in Monday's Not Coming?

4. What happened when Claudia and Michael went to Baltimore in April: "The After"?

5. What caused the fight in January: "The Before"?

6. How is Claudia's experience at the soup kitchen described in January: "The Before"?

7. How does Claudia describe Monday's body in the preface to January?

8. How long has it been since the discovery of Monday's body in April: "The After"? Why is this important?

9. What happened when Claudia's parents went to the Charles home in April: "The Before"?

10. What happened when Monday dyed her hair in January: "One Year Before the Before"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss examples of literary allusions and references in Monday's Not Coming. What literary works are referenced in the novel? How do these works reflect upon the story and characters in Monday's Not Coming? Why are these allusions important?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Monday's Not Coming. Where does the rising action of the narrative begin? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Monday's Not Coming. From whose perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story related? Why are these choices important to the plot and development of the novel?

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