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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 play did Thalia mention in her yearbook message to Mr. Bloch?

2. Why did Thalia return early for Feb week?

3. Who does Bodie think Dane is jealous of?

4. Who told "Thalia jokes"?

5. When did Thalia die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bodie show that she believed people would like her for being average?

2. According to Dane Rubra, who most likely killed Thalia?

3. What kind of relationship did Bodie have with Mr. Bloch?

4. How did the beginning of Bodie's relationship with Jerome differ from the start of her relationship with Yahav?

5. What was unique about the swimsuit Thalia was wearing when she died?

6. What was Bodie's relationship with the Robesons like when she lived with them?

7. How does Bodie's lfie change when she moves to Granby?

8. How does Bodie related to Sheila?

9. Why did investigators start to believe that Thalia may have been using drugs?

10. What kind of relationship does Bodie have with Yahav?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bodie frequently notes the weather at Granby. For example, she notes the fresh snow on Monday morning and the cold air all over campus. What is the significance of the weather in this novel? What does the weather symbolize or represent? Cite three examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate Granby as a setting for this story. What does this setting add to the narrative? What symbols does it offer? Does Granby change over time? How does this affect the characters and tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

In Part I: Chapter 49, Bodie claims that the percentage of murdered women who are killed by intimate partners is nearly 39. What message do you take about intimate partner violence from this novel? Cite three examples from the text to support your point.

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