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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 Twenty-Three, what has Luke been looking for?

2. What does the television show host ask Krissy that makes her really angry?

3. What does Jace say he threw down the stairs in the basement the night January died?

4. Who does Jace say was January's imaginary friend?

5. What does Margot hear at the end of Chapter Twenty-Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Jace realize for the first time that Krissy thinks he killed January?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Four, what does Margot find hidden in Luke's desk that she thinks is very suspicious?

3. What is January's favorite thing in the world to do?

4. In Chapter Twenty-Three, how does Margot's face get cut?

5. What does Peter say to Margot in Chapter Twenty-Three that makes her really angry?

6. What does Margot ask Pete to do while she is in Chicago for a few days?

7. Why does Margot think Elliot Wallace is a serial killer?

8. What does Pete tell Margot about Jace Jacobs before she goes to interview him?

9. Why does Krissy think Jace killed January?

10. How does Krissy feel when the women from Wakarusa bring food to her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Flowers describe Margot's feelings about reporting - her job - throughout the novel? How does reporting become a part of Margot's self-identity? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why and when does Margot begin to suspect that her beloved Uncle Luke is hiding some significant secrets of his own? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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