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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. Where is the chemistry fair?

2. What does Miss Stubin tell Janie to learn more about?

3. Who invites Mr. Crater to the party?

4. Where does Janie ask Stacey for help with the party?

5. What semester does Janie make a class list of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Janie so hesitant to read everything in Miss Stubin's notebook?

2. Why does Janie hold a study group?

3. How does Miss Stubin continue to give advice to Janie in this case?

4. What causes Janie to test the punch a second time?

5. How did Janie ingest GHB?

6. In what ways does Mr. Durbin act strange during his meeting with Janie?

7. What does Janie have her class vote on?

8. Why does Janie think nobody ever complained about what happened at previous parties?

9. What does Janie regret about the bust at the party?

10. What does Janie see in the second dream she enters in the hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by McMann in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Lisa McMann have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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