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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 does Krissy want to tell Dave in Chapter Twenty-Five?

2. Why did Elliot tell Margot he hung around the stables?

3. When do people begin abandoning Krissy in Wakarusa?

4. Who stops by in Chapter Twenty-Three and ends up helping clean?

5. Why does Luke tell Margot he does not want her walking home alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Seventeen, why does Margot go to Chicago?

4. What happens to Krissy after the Sandy Watters interview?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Eli tell Margot that helps her find Jace?

10. Why does Pete tell Margot he understands what she is going through with Luke?

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

Why do you think Flowers chose to write this novel partially as flashbacks focusing on different characters' perspectives in between the present-day sections that focus on main character Margot's experiences? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do the police fixate on the fact that January participated in dancing competitions, and specifically on her costumes, early in her murder investigation? How does Krissy feel about this turn in the investigation, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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