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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. Why is Pip at the cafe in Chapter Eleven?

2. On page 166, how does Stella describe Jamie's reaction to their conversation at the party?

3. What does Pip point out to Ravi about Jamie's behavior on Friday night?

4. What is strange about the photo of Jamie that Gail Yardley shows Pip?

5. Why does Natalie react negatively to Pip's statement that the police are not helping the Reynolds family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pip find in the drawer of Jamie's bedside table, and why is it so puzzling?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what task does Pip struggle with, and how does it show how her previous investigation changed her?

3. In Chapter Four, what past event makes Pip so alarmed by Cara's extreme inebriation when Cara calls her on Friday night?

4. What is the false document that immediately follows the prologue, and what is this document's purpose?

5. Describe the basis of Jamie's relationship with Natalie da Silva.

6. For Pip, how does working with Connor compare to working with Ravi, and why?

7. In Chapter One, what has Josh gotten into trouble at school for doing, and what is Pip's mother's reaction?

8. What photo of Jamie does Joanna ask to see in Chapter Fifteen, and what does opening this photo cause Pip to realize?

9. What does Pip want to be sure that Joanna and Connor understand before they start the investigation?

10. What reason does Detective Hawkins give for refusing Pip's request?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes Stanley Forbes's character and makes a claim about its significance to the book's overall meaning. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about one of the key locations in the novel. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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