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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. On page 220, what is the message in the plain white envelope?

2. Why does Maja tell Jasmin that she disappeared the last time she came?

3. What does Kirsten find in Jasmin's chest of drawers wrapped in a pair of socks?

4. What are the only flowers that Hannah sees in her grandparents' garden?

5. What wakes Hannah on the first night that she is with her grandparents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Matthias get Hannah inside his house when he brings her home and journalists are outside?

2. What upsets Kirsten in Jasmin's bedroom?

3. Why did Hannah not mind the children's clinic at first?

4. Who did Matthias remember interviewing him about Lena, and what did the reporter share with him?

5. On pages 215-216, who comes to see Jasmin?

6. What does Matthias remember when he drives Hannah to his house?

7. What comfort does Jasmin get from being surrounded by Lena's story and photos?

8. What memory does Jasmin have of being very cold at the cabin?

9. What did a friend say about Lena in interviews after Lena disappeared?

10. What does Jasmin arrange with Maja after they discover who she is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does the use of multiple viewpoints affect how readers view events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Kirsten is raped and Jasmin is abducted. How do the women deal with their trauma? What is revealed about the women through the way that they deal with trauma?

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