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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. Who is Margot's uncle?

2. Whose barn is the graffiti on in Chapter Seven?

3. Who does Margot meet from her past in Chapter Thirteen?

4. Who does Margot know from her school days that helps her as a police person?

5. What is Margot's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Margot do for a living and how does she feel about her job?

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

5. How does Margot feel abotut her parents?

6. What kindness does Pete say Margot did for him in elementary school?

7. What does the graffiti on Billy's barn say in Part II?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Flowers's exploration of the topics of guilt and regret throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How does Flowers treat the topic of infertility and its impact on families and marriages throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do the neighbors' expectations and behaviors make Krissy's life more difficult in the aftermath of January's murder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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