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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. How long has it been since Mary slept since Sarah's mother died?

2. How many times does Dr. Cross say that she has seen Mary before Chapter 14?

3. What did Dawn have Mary bury in the backyard after Alyssa died?

4. What does Mary do after reading that a movie will be filmed about her life and Alyssa's death?

5. In an interview with anonymous inmate #3 at Bedford HIlls, how much does the inmate say it cost to get a kid to kill someone?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what happens when Mary tries to leave the group home to meet Ted?

2. Why was Detective Jose not surprised to hear from Cora in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 16 why does Mary go to see Melissa Richardson?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Mary think when she learns that Dawn is not her mother?

5. What does Sarah say about her mother's death?

6. What plans does Mary have in Chapter 11?

7. What did Melissa Richardson say about Mary in an interview after her baby died?

8. How did Alyssa's father feel about the ruling for his daughter's death?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Mary pack for the SAT test?

10. Why does Mary get upset after reading the paper in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the characters are from terrible backgrounds. What shaped some of the character’s lives, and how were the products of their environment, especially Mary and the girls at the group home?

Essay Topic 2

The point of view of a book determines how readers view the story and the characters in a story. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Mary and Dawn. What kind of mother was Dawn? How might Mary's upbringing have affected her?

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