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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 was the name of the cat Pip's family had before they got Barney?

2. After Stanley Forbes's funeral, what type of flowers did Pip find tucked inside her driver's-side mirror?

3. In Chapter 3, what nickname does Ravi have for Pip?

4. How much does it cost to go clay-pigeon shooting at Chalk Farm in Hartford?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, how many times does Pip hear the sound of a gun going off in her mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maria Karras believe her son is not the DT Killer?

2. What feeling does Pip have when she is in the cafe with Ravi and her friends in Chapter 6?

3. Who was Julia Hunter, and what did her sister say about things that happened before Julia was killed?

4. What is Pip's response to the offer Max's attorney makes to settle the libel suit?

5. How does Ravi think the meeting with Pip and his extended family went?

6. What message is Pip geeting on her email and on Twitter and how often?

7. How is Pip sleeping in Chapter 9?

8. How did Harriet Hunter meet Andie Bell?

9. How does Pip plan to get the number of the person who keeps calling her from a blocked number?

10. Why does Pip have a spreadsheet with information about Ravi's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Maria Karras is the mother of Billy Karras, the man convicted of being the DT Killer. How does Maria cast doubt on Billy’s guilt?

Essay Topic 3

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 point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

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