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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 14, under what tree do the sheriff and deputy read another lab report?

2. In Chapter 1, how old is Kya in 1952?

3. In Chapter 5, how much time do Sheriff Jackson and Deputy Purdue spend examining the area around where Chase was found?

4. In Chapter 1, what is Kya's mother carying when she leaves the house?

5. In Chapter 22, what color are Chase's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Kya observe about fireflies?

2. In Chapter 13, who bothers Kya?

3. In Chapter 14, what is learned from a lab report?

4. In Chapter 8, what information do the sheriff and his deputy learn from the first of the lab reports from Chase's body?

5. In Chapter 5, why might people want to kill Chase?

6. In Chapter 17, why does Kya ask for Mabel's help, and how does Mabel help?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Jumpin' tell Kya about people looking for her and what he told them?

8. In Chapter 6, how does Kya get back to her place when she takes out the boat and gets lost?

9. In Chapter 9, who is Jumpin' and what does he look like?

10. At the end of Chapter 7, why does Kya feel special?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tate introduces Kya to poetry. Why does Kya like poetry? How and why does poetry give Kya comfort in times of distress?

Essay Topic 2

Tate leaves Kya after he goes to college. How often has Kya experienced abandonment before Tate disappears? Why is it particularly difficult for Kya to accept that Kate has abandoned her? How does Tate’s disappearance affect her relationship with others? What is revealed about abandonment?

Essay Topic 3

All her life Kya experiences prejudice. What prejudice does Kya endure? How does the prejudice affect her life? How and why does the trial increase and then lessen the prejudice that people feel toward Kya?

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