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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 Christy Lollack do for a living?

2. What test is Jane encouraged to skip so that she can stay under the watchful protection of the police?

3. Where is Jane when Trevor arrives to the house for the first time?

4. What is Aldo's last name?

5. Where does Joe discover that Trevor worked in Scotland Yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carrie Brockman?

2. What does Jane see when she wades out of the lake and arrives at the attack site?

3. How does Joe know that Mark Trevor has been lying to him?

4. What does Joe believe Aldo is doing in the hopes of throwing the police off his scent?

5. What do Joe and Eve discuss when they realize the resemblance Jane has to Ruth?

6. What happens after Jane passes her driving test with flying colors?

7. How does Trevor rationalize the obsession that Aldo has for Cira?

8. What does Bonnie say to Eve during her visit by the lake?

9. Why does Mark Trevor reach out and contact Christy Lollack?

10. How does Jane help Trevor out of the woods, and what is her family's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark Trevor is focused on in the first half of the novel as a suspect for the murders. Explain what information is given that leads Joe and Eve to believe that he is the serial killer, and explain how he is finally vindicated of their suspicions.

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, Jane is seventeen years old and just beginning to realize her own sexuality. Compare / contrast the worries that Jane has about men in the beginning of the novel and the end of the novel. Then explain how Jane's relationship with Trevor prompted her emotional and romantic transition from girlhood to womanhood.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Aldo makes many threats against Jane and her family. Create a list of the threats Aldo made against Jane and her family, and then explain how each of these threats helped to strengthen Jane before her final encounter with Aldo in the tunnels.

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