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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. Where does Felix go in Chapter 13?

2. What does Tom try to build with an old guitar case?

3. What do Shannon and Malorie see outside of their window?

4. How did Malorie train the Girl to go to the well with a blindfold?

5. Which of the following pregnancy symptoms does Malorie not experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How far along is Malorie's pregnancy when Tom leaves the house in Chapter 19?

2. How do the housemates determine that the water is safe?

3. Who joins Tom on his excursion out of the house?

4. What is the baby book of Olympia's that Malorie remembers while rowing down the river?

5. How do the housemates get water?

6. What are some of the things Malorie eats while pregnant?

7. How did George die?

8. What is Malorie's physical appearance?

9. Where and with whom does Malorie live at the beginning of the novel?

10. Where is the first place in the United States where an incident is reported?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dangerous circumstances can strain our interpersonal relationships and reveal tensions among friends and family. Write an essay exploring the relationship between any two characters, and how that relationship changes or is tested by circumstances in the novel's plot.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Malorie is a reliable narrator or not. Include evidence from the text to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the concept of salvation within the novel. How does the author depict the represent the idea of salvation? What do the characters interpret the concept of salvation? Write an essay discussing how salvation is represented as one of the novel's themes.

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