Over the Edge Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Over the Edge Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. What happens twenty minutes into the first meeting between Alex and Jamey in jail?

2. While talking with Alex, who does Dr. Flowers receive an alarming phone call from?

3. What does Souza ask Alex if he is willing to give at Jamey's trial?

4. What does Jennifer say schizophrenics do not perform?

5. When Alex meets with Jamey in jail in Chapter 11, what word does Jamey say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the incident to take place outside of Alex's house in Chapter 12?

2. Describe the incident that takes place outside of Alex's house in Chapter 12.

3. Describe the murder scene described by Souza in Chapter 5.

4. What does Dwight inform Alex about Jamey's daily care in Chapter 11?

5. When Alex arrives home in the beginning of Chapter 14, who does he speak with and what does the conversation entail?

6. Explain what the four people Alex meets from Project 160 have to say about Jamey.

7. When Alex asks Souza about Jamey's progression of mental illness, what is Souza's response?

8. What happens when Souza suggests a diminished capacity plea for Jamey's upcoming murder trial?

9. Who brings up the possibility that Jamey's current mental state could be due to drugs?

10. Explain what happens when Souza asks Alex if he is willing to give a diminished capacity review at Jamey's trial.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narration of the story. Who is the narrator of the story? Is the narrator dependable? How could the narrator lose credit for their thoughts and opinions in the story?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 26, Alex and Milo find Jack Cadmus's diary. Where is the diary found? What is in the diary that is so important to solving the murder case? Justify your answer with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The element of surprise is used several times in the story when readers learn the truth about who is committed what crimes against Jamey and other characters in the story. Discuss how the element of surprise is used throughout the story.

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