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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 19, what week is it of the summer term?

2. At breakfast in Chapter 26, what color shirt is James wearing?

3. Where does Sophie go to cry after arguing with James in Chapter 28?

4. When did Olivia and James have sex at a BBC recording studio?

5. How many shirts has Sophie had dry-cleaned for James in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, why is Ali not going right to bed after the house is quiet?

2. What does Olivia look like for day three of the trial?

3. After reading about the Whitehouse case in Chapter 21, what does Ali begin to speculate?

4. Why is Sophie not sure she believes James when she listens to his testimony in Chapter 25?

5. What does Holly do after James rapes her?

6. What is James thinking about the damage he and the Libertines are doing at the Cock restaurant in Chapter 17?

7. In Chapter 17, why do James and Tom exit the restaurant quickly?

8. Who is Kitty Ledger, and what is her relationship to Olivia?

9. How is Kate coping with losing James' case?

10. On May 1, when is the jury sent out to deliberate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie knows that James lies frequently. Why is Sophie sure that James perjures himself during his trial? How and why is James’ view of truth different from Sophie’s view of truth?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author use multiple viewpoints? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Sophie eventually files for divorce. How and why does Sophie’s marriage collapse and cause her to file for divorce?

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