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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 do Patch and Nora do together?

2. How does Nora describe Patch's eyes?

3. When is Nora's house built?

4. What does Elliot want to do to which Nora says no?

5. Who is moved into Vee's usual place in class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nora find out something about Elliot's past and what does she find out?

2. How does Patch act when he sees Nora and what does he keep talking about?

3. What does the coach decide the students need to do in biology class, how does he change the class and who is most vocal about the change?

4. What wakes Nora in the middle of the night and what does she think about when it happens?

5. Where does Nora go to school, what does she find in the biology class in the first chapter and who does she sit with in that class?

6. Who is the new person in Nora's PE class and what does he tell her and what does he do?

7. What does Nora tell Elliot not to do and what does she do about Patch at the arcade?

8. What happens when Nora and Patch get to her house?

9. What is the assignment for the day in biology class?

10. What does Patch do when coach asks him what he looks for in a potential mate and what does Nora do after class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Becca Fitzpatrick.

2. What in Fitzpatrick's background may have helped him in writing Hush, Hush? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Hush, Hush. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Fitzpatrick chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Fitzpatrick chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Fitzpatrick's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Fitzpatrick use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Hush, Hush? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Hush, Hush including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Hush, Hush and your own live to support your opinion.

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