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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 Vee and Nora convince Vee's parents to let them do?

2. What does Coach do when he notices Vee and Nora talking?

3. What scares Nora when she gets home?

4. What do Nora and Vee learn when they arrive at the restaurant?

5. Why does Nora decide to refrain from talking to her mom about the attack on Vee?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Blythe meet Patch, what does she ask him and what concerns her about him?

2. What condition is Elliot in when he comes to the farmhouse and what does he do?

3. Who comes to Nora's house after her incident when her mother goes to the office?

4. What does Nora do to find out more about Elliot and how does that go?

5. Who is in the ladies room when Nora goes to change back to her regular clothes and what does he say to her?

6. What does Vee think about a spring break camping trip and what does Nora try to tell her about Elliot?

7. What does Nora do after the homeless woman is killed?

8. How does Nora spy on Patch at The Borderline?

9. What does Nora realize after she sees some of Patch's past and what does he admit to her?

10. What does Nora say to Patch about trust?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hush, Hush belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Hush, Hush, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Hush, Hush. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Hush, Hush is? Explain your response.

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