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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 does Kim reveal to Callie when they go to visit Callie's father's grave?

2. What does Neah's father do for a living?

3. What job did Carole do in secret when her children were young?

4. What does Jeanne say to her mother at the end of the story?

5. What game to Callie and Kim play when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Arnold give for only having one suit?

2. What are the two different meanings of the title "Without Inspection"?

3. What is Kim's experience seeing the "real" island?

4. How does Arnold describe his fall?

5. How does Lucy's upbringing impact her personality?

6. What is Paris doing when Arnold goes to see him while he is dying?

7. What are the tattoos that Lucy and Neah have?

8. What does Victor buy Carole? Why does he do this?

9. What is Callie's home like?

10. How do Kim and Callie reunite after all these years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of death in "In the Old Day" and explain how death changes the relationship between the characters.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of death in the book. Select two stories that deal with the theme of death and explain how death impacts the characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Is Nadia's mother a good mother? Do she and Nadia have a good relationship? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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