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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 Mary do when Ted tries to stop her in Chapter 8?

2. When Mary asks Sarah in Chapter 5 what she did to get put in the group home, who does Sarah say everyone believed instead of her?

3. In Chapter 6, what type of ice cream does Dawn offer to buy Mary?

4. How often is the workshop that Ms. Claire gives to practice for the SAT in Chapter 5?

5. What color Bible does Mary's mother carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Mary go to take a pregnancy test in Chapter 3 and what are the results?

2. Why is Mary not wearing a coat in Chapter 7?

3. What does Ms. Claire offer Mary in Chapter 5?

4. What does Mary want her mother to do at the end of Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Kelly do to Mary?

6. What does Ted tell Mary when she tells him that she is pregnant?

7. What did Mary's fourth-grade teacher say about Mary in Chapter 4?

8. What is the only advice that Mary ever remembers her mother giving her, and how does Mary feel about that advice?

9. What did Connie George, chief nurse office of the neonatal intensive care unit at Kings County Hospital say about Dawn Cooper?

10. How does Mary describe the group home where she lives in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is Allegedly. Why does Mary frequently use the word? What does the word seem to convey about Mary’s innocence or guilt in the death of Alyssa? Based on the ending, is it a word that accurately portrays Mary’s innocence or guilt?

Essay Topic 2

Ms. Stein and Ms. Reba run the group home where Mary and the other girls live. How do the women run the group home? How do they handle any conflicts? Why is the place not a home? How would you describe the atmosphere of the home?

Essay Topic 3

Ted is the father of Mary’s baby. What is known about Ted and the type of person he is? What is revealed about him through his relationship with Mary?

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