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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 colored shirt is Stan wearing when he walks off in Chapter 53?

2. What is the name of Savannah's ex-boyfriend?

3. How often did Joy and her mother have an all-day shopping day?

4. What is Joy wearing in a photo on the missing person flyers for her?

5. What is the name of the law firm Brooke contacts to represent her father in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Logan miss about Indira?

2. In Chapter 31, what does Sulin Ho remember seeing when she was driving home from book club one night?

3. Why does Joy say that Stan killed Dennis Christos?

4. Why does Savannah visit Troy in Chapter 33?

5. What does Amy covet that her mother has?

6. What does Stan say when Christina says that he does not remember what he and Joy argued about on Valentine's Day?

7. How did Amy come to live at Simon's share house?

8. Why do the Delaneys always try apple crumble if it is on the menu of a restaurant where they are eating?

9. Why does Constable Pete Novak call Christina in Chapter 51?

10. Why does Brooke's ex, Grant, think the police might want to talk to him about Joy's disappearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Stan and Logan have been guilty of checking out of their relationships. How have the men checked out of their relationships in different ways? In what way were they both avoiding conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Joy tells Elias Haddad that Harry needs a different coach. Why does Joy tell Elias Haddad that Harry needs a different coach? What does her decision to tell Elias that Harry needs another coach have to do with her survival?

Essay Topic 3

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Moriarity begin the story? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

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