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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 Jace say to Krissy when she finds him in the basement?

2. What news breaks in the end of Chapter Seventeen?

3. What activity does Krissy try to get Jace interested in?

4. What does Jace's old friend tell Margot Jace was like?

5. How many children does Jodie have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is something Margot notices Luke doing as his dementia progresses?

2. What do Krissy and Billy find when they go back to their house the day after January is murdered?

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

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

5. In Chapter Twenty-Five, why does Krissy cut Dave out of hers and Billy's lives?

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

7. Why does Krissy think Jace killed January?

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

9. How does Krissy adjust to married life in Part III?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flowers imbues the novel with many plot twists and turns, and a few red herrings. What aspects of the plot do you find both more and less plausible, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Flowers's tone and style throughout this novel.

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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