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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 5, what does Matt say that Lizabeth lacks?
2. What is Lizabeth looking for in Chapter 1?
3. What awakens Lizabeth after the dinner at which Jason spills his milk?
4. Why does Lizabeth say that she doesn't think the intruder is a murderer?
5. What game does Matt offer to play in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Matt's reaction to Lizabeth's forwardness at the construction site in Chapter 1? What does she think his reaction means?
2. Lizabeth is faced with two opportunities to free herself from the normal constraints of her life when she finds herself in Matt's home. Describe one of these opportunities and how it represents freedom from those constraints.
3. What happens when Lizabeth thinks she hears the flasher throwing stones against her window the morning after her first sighting of him?
4. After a long conversation about the boundaries of their relationship, Lizabeth tells Matt that she is leaving him in charge. What is she leaving him in charge of and why?
5. How does Lizabeth end up falling in wet cement at the construction site?
6. In an effort to find out who the flasher is, Matt and Lizabeth devise a plan to expose him. What does their plan entail?
7. Compare/contrast Lizabeth's relationship with Paul to her relationship with Matt.
8. Describe Matt's house and the condition it is in when Lizabeth is first brought there.
9. What does Elsie's character add to the novel? How would it be different without her?
10. Comic relief is almost necessary in such a tension-charged novel. Describe the scene at the dinner table in Chapter 3.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several uses of symbolism in this novel. Select two and thoroughly explain the relationship between the symbol and what it represents. What is its importance to the story line?
Essay Topic 2
Matt is fairly secretive about his past and childhood until the end of the novel. What do you think is the purpose of the author placing character background so far into the story? Why wouldn't she give the reader Matt's background in the beginning?
Essay Topic 3
Which character serves as the antagonist for this novel? What about that person makes him/her the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist? If so, who? Which antagonist is more important to the story line and why? Or are they equally important? If so, why?
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