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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. Why is Bo arrested a second time?

2. For whom did Chris work?

3. Where did Chris and Isabella go?

4. To what does the principal compare the drama about Chris?

5. What can Torey not get out of his head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Torey first see on his second trip into the burial grounds and what does he decide?

2. What happened during the confrontation between Alex and Torey?

3. What happens when Torey and Ali get on the school bus the morning after being at the police station?

4. What does Mrs. Adams tell Torey about his vision at the rocks?

5. Describe the fight Ali, Torey, Renee, Alex and Bo have outside a store.

6. What does Ali tell Torey about more of Chris's diary she had read?

7. Explain what happened when Torey met with Isabella.

8. What do Torey, Ali and Bo decide to do about Isabella once they found her name?

9. What do Torey and Ali tell Mrs. Creed about Christopher?

10. What does Leandra accuse Ali of being and how does she react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea that Chris, the most unpopular boy in school, had a girlfriend is an interesting new development. Perhaps Chris was not the person Torey and everyone else believed him to be. This idea and the diary itself give Torey new insight into who Chris Creed was and new sympathy for him.

1. What do you think the idea of Chris Creed having a girlfriend might change the way Torey thought of him? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Expand on the idea that no one is the person people think she/he is from the outside. Use ideas from the book and your own life to illustrate your points.

3. Why do you think Chris Creed's diary engendered sympathy from Torey? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Torey is shocked to see his own name listed in the note and feels as though he should have known Chris was unhappy and should have done something about it. This creates tension between Torey and his friends.

1. Why do you think Torey was shocked to see his name in Creed's email? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Torey's feelings creates tension between him and his friends? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think it is reasonable for Torey to feel guilty about not knowing how unhappy Chris Creed was? Why?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 13, Ali and Torey's conversation reveals not only more depth to each of their characters, including Ali's motivations for ruining her own reputation and Torey's unhappiness in his perfect life, but it also provides more depth to the repercussions of Mrs. McDermott's own destructive behavior.

1. What do you think this statement means? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. What do you think are the repercussions of Mrs. McDermott's behavior? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think the conversation between Ali and Torey revealed more of their characters? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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