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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 do Leandra and Renee think happened to Chris Creed?

2. What is Bo determined to do?

3. What does Torey imagine?

4. Why is this better for Torey than where he was before?

5. Of what is Torey occasionally accused?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chris Creed's note to the principal talk about?

2. Why does Torey want to talk to the person he saw from question 13?

3. Why did Torey write a document about Chris Creed's disappearance?

4. With whom and why is Torey at the police station?

5. What does Torey think the note clearly show and what does he think most people would miss if they read the note?

6. What does Ali tell Torey about the Creeds?

7. Who does Torey run into on the way to the cafeteria and how does he know her? Why doesn't he see her often any more?

8. Who and why does Mrs. Creed thinks might have murdered Chris?

9. What is the story Alex tells Torey about him and Chris Creed when they were about twelve?

10. What does Mrs. Adams ask Torey and Ali about the night and what do they say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Torey listens to the Creeds ask for help finding their son, describing him as a normal, distracted teenager. This scene introduces a new element into Torey's world, a sort of unease that has never before existed for him. Torey takes it as any teenager would, with cynicism toward the parents' ignorance of their son.

1. Why do you think Torey was uneasy about the Creeds' description of their son?

2. Explain why you think many teenagers are cynical about their parents' ignorance.

3. The ideas in the sentences above seem to indicate that it is improbable that parents know much about their teenagers. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?

4. Write a short essay on the types of thoughts, behaviors and feelings you believe teenagers hide from their parents.

Essay Topic 2

Discovering that Bo managed to get Chris's diary is a plus in this investigation and foreshadows the chapters beyond.

1. Explain why you think Chris's diary might be important in the investigation into his disappearance.

2. Do you think it was wrong for Bo to get into the Creed's house and take Chris's diary? Explain in depth your answer.

3. Do you think it is wise or unwise of Torey, Ali and Bo to do their own investigating without letting the police know? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Creed's choice of suspects, Bo Richardson, is simply a grasping at straws due to the fact that Bo injured her son the year before. The only thing wrong with this is that Bo is not the only person to have seriously hurt Chris, a fact even Torey cannot escape. The fact is that Bo is the only boon to have seriously injured Chris. This touches on another theme of the novel, categorizing people or class distinction.

1. Do you think poor people are more apt to be accused of a crime than wealthy people? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think Mrs. Creed wants to suspect Bo Richardson of killing her son?

3. Do you think poor people are more likely to commit crimes than wealthy people? Why or why not?

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