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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. What pictures do the police take of January?

2. Who gives part of the press conference on Natalie Clark?

3. Where does Margot sleep at Luke's?

4. What does the graffiti on Krissy's wall say?

5. What was the first murder case Margot ever covered?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margot find out some more about the town and people's feelings about recent events in Chapter Eight?

2. What is hindering Margot's ability to do her job well in Part I?

3. Why does Margot get fired?

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

5. What story is Natalie covering in Part I?

6. What does Krissy expect when she tells Billy she is pregnant when they are both 18?

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

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

9. Who do many in Wakarusa killed January?

10. Why can Margot not interview Krissy in 2019?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Margot feel such a connection and kinship with January throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does financial hardship affect Margot's choices throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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