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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 Torey regretting his behavior from a year earlier?

2. What does Mrs. Creed reveal about her father?

3. Who calls Torey and invites him to her place?

4. What is the main thing in Chris's diary that Ali reads further on?

5. What does Bo say to Renee to hurt her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Torey from school and what do they talk about?

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

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

4. What do Torey and Ali do when the police come for Bo?

5. What does Torey see after he broke his leg?

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

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

8. How do Bo and Ali act the next day at school and how do the kids at school respond? How does Torey feel about their response?

9. Where is Torey after he is rescued from the burial grounds and what is he refusing to do? How are the doctors responding to his refusal?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Torey is a sensitive person who can easily put himself into the shoes of any person around him.

1. Why do you think, using examples from the book, that this statement is true?

2. Do you think it's unnatural for a boy to be so sensitive? Why or why not?

3. Pretend you have met someone who comes from a different culture. Discuss the thoughts that might be involved in order to put yourself in that person's shoes.

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