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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 is the name of the woman who tells Avery about her family in Chapter 23?

2. In Chapter 18, what time is Rill supposed to be at a downtown hotel?

3. In Chapter 20, what are Rill and Fern told to call Mr. and Mrs. Sevier?

4. What is Queenie's full name on her infant son's birth certificate?

5. In Chapter 16, when Rill is locked in the basement, how many days go by before Mrs. Pulnik brings food?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, why does Trent say that his grandfather helped find people?

2. In Chapter 23, who comes by while Avery and Trent are inside the little cottage?

3. In Chapter 20, how did Rill describe the Sevier place and the people there?

4. In Chapter 17, what fond memory does Avery have of being on Edisto Island alone with her father?

5. At the end of Chapter 16, what news did Rill learn about Fern?

6. At the end of Chapter 23, what advice does Hootsie give Avery?

7. In Chapter 22, why did Miss Tann come to talk to Mrs. Sevier?

8. What happened to Gabion at the viewing party in Chapter 14?

9. In Chapter 18, why did Rill think that Briny and Queenie might not want her back?

10. In Chapter 17, what photographs does Avery find in Trent's grandfather's research room in the old slave cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After being kidnapped, Rill often felt powerless and hopeless. Why did Rill feel powerless after the kidnapping? How did that sense of powerlessness drive feelings of hopelessness?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? How do they provide background information or advance the plot? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Journalists use a photo of Wells and his mother for a story on nursing home scandals. Why does Leslie tell Avery that the use of the photo is politics and sensationalism? What subjects does Avery believe should not be discussed in the press? Why does Avery think that some subjects should be taboo even if a person is a politician? How does politics lead to sensationalism and lack of privacy for public figures like Wells?

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