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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 do Ali and Torey go?

2. Who is the only calm person among those at the police station concerning Chris Creed?

3. What does Ali do that surprises Torey?

4. Why couldn't Alex rip Chris's map?

5. What does Torey decide not to mention to Leandra?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Torey see looking through the window at Ali's house?

3. How do Torey's friends act when talking about Chris and how does he feel?

4. What does Ali tell Torey about the Creeds?

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

6. What does Leo do when he comes in Torey's room and how does Torey react?

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

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

9. What did the Creeds believe about their son?

10. What does Torey think about the kids at school talking about Creed possibly being murdered instead of running away or committing suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Bo announces to everyone that Renee should not talk about Ali's mother because her own father slept with her all last year.

1. Do you think it was right or wrong of Bo to bring Renee's father and Ali's mother into a public fight? Explain in depth your reasoning.

2. Discuss the implications of Bo knowing about an affair the chief of police had.

3. If you were Ali, how would you feel about Bo's announcement and what would you do?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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