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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 Margot go to talk to townspeople in Chapter Eight?

2. Who does Billy think killed January?

3. Who takes the fall with the cops for Billy on the football field?

4. Who is Margot's landlord?

5. Who does Margot visit In Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Luke recently having a harder time in his life?

2. What do the detectives zero in on during their visit to January's room?

3. Who does Detective Townsend tell Margot he knows killed January?

4. Why does Margot get fired?

5. What is one big piece of evidence Detective Townsend says the police had against Krissy Jacobs?

6. What does Krissy Jacobs think when she sees the spray-paint on her wall in 1994?

7. Why does Margaret return to her hometown of Wakarusa?

8. What is Billy's family known for in Wakarusa?

9. Who does Margot see who she thinks is following her?

10. In Part II, what does Billy produce that he thinks makes Krissy look guilty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Krissy always feel as if she, as January's mother, was always under greater scrutiny and suspicion as a potential suspect than Billy, as the father, was? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Flowers establish and maintain suspense throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Flowers describe the nature and fabric of the town of Wakarusa, Indiana, and how does the culture of the town affect the Jacobs family following January's murder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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