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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. Who are the "boons?"

2. What does Bo do when he hears Ali's mom and boyfriend having sex?

3. Did Mrs. Adams believe Digger is dead?

4. For what does Ali have a reputation?

5. Who does the group immediately think of when they think maybe Chris was murdered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the Creeds announce in church Sunday?

3. Why does Bo think he will be blamed for killing Chris Creed?

4. What did Torey do about Alex not showing up for band practice? What did Alex do?

5. What does Torey do when Alex and Ryan don't show up for band practice?

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

7. What does Leandra suggest about the note?

8. What did Torey think the Creeds were hoping for about their son?

9. What does Ali tell Torey about the Creeds?

10. What does Mrs. Adams tell Ali and Torey about Bo while they leave the police station?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Torey compares the boy Leo to Chris Creed.

1. Why do you think Torey sees Chris Creed in Leo, from the amount of detail you've been given thus far.

2. How would you feel about someone doing what Leo did when he came in Torey's room? Would you have done something different than what Torey did? Why or why not?

3. Explain why you think Torey trying to keep Leo from seeing his email project.

4. Explain in detail about a student in your school who tends to be unpopular, why it is so and how others react to this person.

Essay Topic 2

If Bo does not prove Chris is still alive or find his body with proof of suicide, he could go to jail for murder.

1. Do you think it is realistic that Bo could be convicted of killing Chris with no body or real evidence? Why or why not?

2. Do you think some of the people in prison in this country are innocent of the crime for which they were incarcerated? Why or why not?

3. How do you think Bo's background, his class and from the part of town he comes from have a part in his belief that he could be convicted of a murder he didn't commit?

Essay Topic 3

The reader now learns that Mrs. Creed's behavior toward her son is questionable and that she is not as innocent as she would like people to believe. This signals the shift in Mrs. Creed's character from innocent victim to antagonist.

1. From what has been introduced in Chapters 1 - 4, do you think Mrs. Creed is a good mother? Why or why not?

2. If it turns out that Chris Creed has run away from home, how do you think Mrs. Creed's behavior might have pushed him to that decision?

3. Discuss what you think the above statement means in terms of the first four chapters.

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