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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. Why does Rebecca sneak around to watch an argument between her parents?

2. What does Jane's father do when she refuses to eat or sleep?

3. How does Oliver first meet Jane?

4. What does Sam believe about Jane?

5. What does Jane whisper to Sam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rebecca surprised about an argument between her parents?

2. How does Rebecca react to seeing the crash site?

3. What decisions do the adults make about finding Rebecca?

4. What happens when Jane tells her mother about her father's molestations?

5. What does Oliver recall about the morning after his wedding?

6. What happens the next morning after Jane sleeps with Sam?

7. What complications do Sam and Oliver have when going after Rebecca and Hadley?

8. What takes place between Jane and Sam?

9. How does Hadley die?

10. How do Oliver's plans to find Jane and Rebecca change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Contrasts exist throughout this story.

Part 1) Describe two contrasts from this story. How are they contrasting?

Part 2) What is the purpose of these contrasts? How do they enhance the story?

Part 3) How do these contrasts affect the characters and their relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Rebecca hitchhikes to Sand Castle Lane and spends a night with Hadley on Mt. Deception.

Part 1) Why does she hitchhike here? Through what difficulties must she go to get to Sand Castle Lane? Why does she do this?

Part 2) What is the significance of the name Sand Castle Lane?

Part 3) The relationship between Hadley and Rebecca ends on Mt. Deception. What is the significance of this mountain's name? What connection does the name have with events in the story?

Essay Topic 3

There is a telepathic connection between Jane and Joley.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) How has this connection come about? How does their past help bind these two characters together?

Part 3) How does the close relationship between these two characters affect their relationships with others? Why?

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