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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 does Malorie do in response to the pain in her shoulder while in the rowboat?

2. Who volunteers to drink the well water that the housemates are worried about?

3. What is not the name of a man at the safe house?

4. What did Malorie tie to a tree to help her find the path to the rowboat?

5. What is the name of the girl who arrives in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malorie do in the cellar to distract herself from Tom's absence?

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

3. For how long does Tom plan to be away from the house?

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

5. Where is Olympia from?

6. How did Tom's family members die?

7. What attacks Malorie in Chapter 16?

8. What is Malorie's physical appearance?

9. What does Shannon tell the cashier when she and Malorie buy a pregnancy test?

10. How does Shannon die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of vision in the novel. How do the characters perceive vision? How is the concept of vision discussed in the narrative, and how do events involving vision affect the plot? Why does the author choose to depict vision in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Malorie and Tom develop a close relationship. Analyze whether their relationship is more platonic or romantic. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Malorie's voice. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice. Use examples from the text to support whether she is optimistic or pessimistic.

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