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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is summarized with the phrase “You don’t exist if no one can see you” (246) in "Life is Short"?
(a) Flowers for Algernon.
(b) The Plague.
(c) Lord of the Flies.
(d) The Invisible Man.

2. Who in Olly's family did not believe their father when he first apologized for abuse?
(a) Olly.
(b) Olly's mother.
(c) Kara.
(d) Anna.

3. Where does Carla tell Madeline she left in the middle of the night, leaving her parents and siblings in "Infected"?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Nepal.

4. What does Madeline rush to dress in to go to the beach in "All the Words"?
(a) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(b) A white suit.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A swimsuit.

5. Where does Madeline say she bought condoms in "All the Words"?
(a) At a gas station.
(b) At a pharmacy.
(c) At the souvenir shop.
(d) Online.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color has Madeline painted the shelves in her bedroom in "Four Weeks A.D."?

2. At what hospital was Madeline treated while in Hawaii?

3. What does Madeline use as a metaphor to describe her guilt in "Readmitted"?

4. What color are the flowers in the field that Madeline describes in “Geography”?

5. At what time does Madeline describe Olly leaving for school in "Neighborhood Watch #2"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed in the email Madeline receives in “For My Eyes Only”?

2. What is the significance of the title of “After the Death Of”?

3. How does Madeline's mother respond to the email Madeline presents to her in “Protection"?

4. How does Carla respond to the email Madeline shows her in “Identity”?

5. What is the significance of the chapters that are titled "Madeline's Dictionary"?

6. Why does Madeline's mother claim she has decided to re-hire Carla in “Pretending”?

7. Why does Madeline come to envy Olly's life in “Higher Education"?

8. What is the significance of the family portrait that Madeline's mother gives her?

9. How have Madeline's circumstances changed in “Readmitted”?

10. Why does Olly express anger toward his mother in “This Time”?

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