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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. What kind of car does Andrew drive?

2. What work did Jim do?

3. What noise does Andrew hear when he is getting ready to leave the Closes' house that makes him realize Eden must be awake?

4. Who was the fastest skater Andrew had ever seen when he was a teen?

5. Where does Billy's son live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers Chief DeSalvo about the Close case?

2. Describe Eden's physical appearance when Andrew sees her sitting at the top of the stairs in her house.

3. What does Andrew think T.J.'s motivation is for visiting him at his mother's house after her funeral?

4. How does Andrew remember protecting his mother the night Jim was killed?

5. What is Edith's reaction when Andrew knocks on her door and wants to visit Eden?

6. How did Sean react when Eden broke up with him?

7. Describe Eden's physical appearance the summer she gave up being a tomboy.

8. What was Andrew's mother's reaction to Jim's excitement about the baby left at the Closes' home?

9. How did Andy handle Eden's advances while they were at the pond when he was eighteen?

10. How did Jim and Edith care for Eden in different ways?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Eden's arrival at the Closes' and Jim and Edith's reaction. In what way did Edith pretend to want the baby for the sake of her relationship with her husband? What were the consequences of that pretense? Quote the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of relationship did Andrew and Eden have most of their lives? How did Eden act on her feelings as a teen, but was rejected by Andrew? What is Andrew's response to her when he returns for his mother's funeral and sees her for the first time in nineteen years? Provide specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the way the author uses weather to enhance the action of the story. How does humid or hot weather heighten the mystery and conflict of the story? What weather does the author use to support Andrew's desire for a fresh start? Provide specific examples to support your answer.

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