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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 old is Logan?

2. In Chapter 8, how long has it been since Grant moved out?

3. In Chapter 5, in whose bedroom do Joy and Stan put Savannah?

4. For how many weeks in Chapter 10, has Christina been Ethan's designated detective?

5. In Chapter 14, where does a journalist ask Stan if he killed his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stan collect, and how does Joy feel about the collection?

2. Why did the topic of Christina's cynicism come up with Nico?

3. Who is Harry Haddad?

4. Who confronts Stan in Chapter 14 and why?

5. Why is Troy lucky to not have a criminal record?

6. What is revealed about Joy's text message that she sent on Valentine's Day?

7. What did Christina learn when she and Ethan interviewed Stan?

8. Who was Troy married to, and why does his ex-mother-in-law resent him?

9. What has Joy found to be the way to deal with Amy?

10. What does Narelle, Joy's hairdresser, think she will do if Joy misses her next hair appointment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joy is not content with her circumstances as Apples Never Fall opens. Why is Joy discontent?

Essay Topic 2

Joy knows the faces her children present to the world are different from who they actually are. How does Joy realizes that the faces her children present to the world are different from who they actually are? What facades do the children present to the world?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Moriarity use idioms in Apples Never Fall? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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