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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 does Tony sit at Rosie's?

2. What is Hannah's poem about?

3. When does Hannah say she is going to kill herself?

4. What does Clay have that Tony asks about?

5. Which side of Cassette 4 is playing in Part 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clay not want to have to do when he gets to school?

2. What is significant about Hannah's appearance in this section?

3. How does Hannah's conversation with the guidance counselor, Mr. Porter, turn out?

4. Who does Clay see walking down the hall at school?

5. Where did Hannah go the night she was house sitting for her father's friend?

6. How does Clay feel about lying to his mother?

7. Why did Hannah like Peer Communications class?

8. How does listening to Hannah's tapes make Clay feel about their relationship?

9. Why did Hannah like poetry?

10. If Clay enjoyed spending time with Hannah, and wanted to date her, why didn't he?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Thirteen Reasons Why" is written in two different tenses. The Prologue and Part 9 are written in the present; Parts 1 through 8 are written as a flashback. Why do you think the author chose to write the story this way? Do you think it added to the story? Why or why not? How does the telling of the story contribute to the suspense? The action? Use examples from the story to answer the question.

Essay Topic 2

When Clay arrives at Tyler Down's house he finds Marcus Cooley already there. Marcus is upset with the way Tyler took advantage of Courtney and Hannah when he was a Peeping Tom. What is ironic about Marcus being upset by Tyler's behavior? How has Marcus's own behavior toward Hannah been? Do you think Marcus is really angry at Tyler, or is he angry at himself? Why do you feel the way you do?

Use examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Hannah's first kiss with Justin to Clay's memories of her first kiss with him. How did Hannah feel about the kisses? How did Clay feel about the kisses? What happened after Hannah kissed Justin? What does Clay remember happening after Hannah kissed him? How did Hannah feel about Justin's bragging? Use the text to support your answers.

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