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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 Donna tell Abbey to water in Chapter 9, when Abbey says the orchids died?

2. What is Abbey's project in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 13, who is the first group of people that Paine rescues?

4. In Chapter 12, what is the name of the deputy who comes to the Underwood house?

5. In Chapter 9, where does Paine say he hid for a few hours after his escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Donna think of the mess from the Coral Queen?

2. In Chapter 16, what is the first thing that Noah remembers doing after hitting the water?

3. In Chapter 16, what happens when Luno points a gun at Noah and Abbey when they are on the dinghy?

4. What does Shelly say about the money that Dusty makes from the casino?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Shelly think happened to Lice and why?

6. In Chapter 9, how does Paine let Donna know he is home, and how does she react?

7. How does Noah describe Rado's dog in Chapter 15?

8. How did Paine escape from jail in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 18, how did Shelly keep Billy Babcock from going into work?

10. At the end of Chapter 12, how does Noah describe his sister when they find her along the road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paine states that “Being right isn’t worth squat if you’re endangering the people you love” (135). What does Paine mean by that statement, and what does the statement reveal about changes Paine makes in his behavior and his life?

Essay Topic 2

Shelly leaves Dusty, a man with money, to live with Lice Peeking, a man with very little worldly possessions. What type of person is Shelly and what do her relationships reveal about her?

Essay Topic 3

Donna threatens to divorce Paine. What type of relationship do Donna and Paine have, and what does their relationship reveal about marriage and challenges?

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