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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, who does Margot identify in the pictures of January's dance recitals?

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

3. What did Elliot say when Margot asked if he knew January?

4. Whose murder was Elliot once loosely connected with?

5. Why does Jace write to Krissy in the first place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Krissy reconnect with in Part IV from her past and how does this reconnection change her life?

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

4. In Chapter Twenty-Five, what does Krissy tell Jodie that she has never told another soul?

5. Who does Margot see in the picture of one of January's dance recitals in Chapter Twenty-Three?

6. What does Margot repeatedly say to Luke when she is trying to get him to remember who she is?

7. Why does Jace tell Margot he still brings flowers to January's grave every year?

8. Why does Jace write to Krissy in Part IV?

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

10. Why does Margot want to find Jace Jacobs so badly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how does Krissy feel like her early pregnancy has trapped her in Wakarusa and stolen her life's dreams? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Flowers treat the topic of early-onset dementia through Luke's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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