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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 Gwendy believe is the secret of her success at the end of Chapter 22?

2. What type of safe do Gwendy and Ryan have?

3. When did Gwendy attend the Iowa Writer Workshop?

4. How long has it been since the button box returned to Gwendy in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 22 in a memory Gwendy has, what month was it when she had just finished running the Suicide Stairs for the first time in months?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harold the security guard give Gwendy for Christmas, and why does it startle her?

2. What does Gwendy think of President Hamlin, and why does she avoid him?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Gwendy remember about her first visit to Washington, D.C.?

4. What two things does Gwendy find in her offce in Chapter 8?

5. What advice does Patsy give Gwendy when she sees she is getting discouraged?

6. In Chapter 22, what thoughts does Gwendy have about her success?

7. Who does Gwendy sometimes imagine Patsy Follett and her receptionist Bea Whiteley are?

8. In Chapter 24, what does Gwendy do when she gets to her condo?

9. How does Gwendy describe Sheriff Norris Ridgewick in Chapter 28?

10. In Chpater 32, what does Gwendy do after dropping her mother back home, and what does she hear and see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Chizmar use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Chizmar use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 3

Gwendy and Caroline make assumptions about one another. What assumptions do Gwendy and Caroline make about one another? Are the assumptions the women make about one another misleading? Is either woman wrong in the assumptions that she makes?

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