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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. Where did Frank's son live?

2. What was Edmonson's excuse for the gem lighting up?

3. What was Ruby and James' daughter's name?

4. How old was Gwen caught for breaking into houses?

5. What doesn't Jason do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What character and physical traits does Gwen and her parents share?

2. In what ways does Ryan Cody vindicate himself in this chapter?

3. Why would Edmonson be headed to the DNA lab?

4. How did Stephen react to Gwen's secret?

5. What did Gwen think that most people would do with the visions Gwen had?

6. Why did Gwen suspect foul play?

7. What did the portrait of Sylvia remind Gwen of and how did Ian describe her?

8. Why does Gwen want pictures of the Avalon's?

9. What new information did Jimmy Almeida give to Gwen?

10. Why did the lack of information in the house frustrate Gwen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many cities have a dark underside to their wholesome image. What kind of image does the town of Providence provide in the book? On the website? Hypothesize on whether or not the writer of the book has been to the real city of Providence. Do you think the characters fit well in the actual city?

Essay Topic 2

Hypothesize how Gwen would react psychologically in the next book. Why do you think she would react this way? What kinds of issues do you think she will face in the next novel? Explain how Gwen might overcome them.

Essay Topic 3

How do you think the Avalons managed to convince the Gellmans to let their daughter die in place of Tess? If they were good people, how do you think the transaction would have gone down? What if they were bad people?

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