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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. In Chapter One, what irritates Pip's mother about her behavior?
2. On page 166, how does Stella describe Jamie's reaction to their conversation at the party?
3. What does Joanna think caused Jamie's mood to change suddenly, a couple of months previously?
4. Where is Arthur Reynolds when Pip arrives at the Reynolds house?
5. What does Connor not want Pip to tell his mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main point of the introduction that Pip records for season 2 of her podcast?
2. What reasons does Pip give Connor for refusing to help him in the way he asks her to?
3. What photo of Jamie does Joanna ask to see in Chapter Fifteen, and what does opening this photo cause Pip to realize?
4. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what task does Pip struggle with, and how does it show how her previous investigation changed her?
5. What is the false document that immediately follows the prologue, and what is this document's purpose?
6. What does Jamie call Stella when he approaches her, and what explanation does Pip come up with for his strange comments?
7. Why is Pip irritated to see Stanley Forbes at the memorial service, and what does Ravi point out about this?
8. What is odd about the way the Fairview Mail reporter responds when Pip calls his name, and how does his co-worker explain this response?
9. What does Pip want to be sure that Joanna and Connor understand before they start the investigation?
10. What clues about Luke Eaton's occupation does Jackson give the reader in Chapter Ten?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the novel's definition of "justice." Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the language Jackson uses to describe the "pit" that Pip feels inside her early in the novel. Use quoted evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the novel as either an example of a "loss of innocence" or "coming of age" story. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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