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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. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Ravi ask Pip about putting on a pizza?

2. What color chalk lines does Pip see right at the foot of her driveway in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Pip step on when she is running?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Pip remember drawing in her dream?

5. Where did Flora Green turn herself into a police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pip know that her father welcomes Ravi when he comes over?

2. How does Pip feel when she goes to the police station in Chapter 10?

3. Why does Pip think of Medusa when she sees her mother in Chapter 5?

4. What is the train ride like for Pip in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 1, what is the first thing that Pip sees when she walks into the room where the mediation is being held?

6. How is Pip sleeping in Chapter 9?

7. What does Pip's mother think the chalk figures are in the driveway in Chapter 7?

8. What does Ravi say about being able to protect Pip in Chapter 13?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Pip see when she comes home from running?

10. What flashback does Pip have at the beginning of Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pip buys Xanax from a drug dealer. How does Jackson portray Pip’s use of Xanax? Is Pip addicted to the drug?

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

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Jackson use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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