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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. Which family takes a special interest in Bodie and her mother?

2. What film do many of Thalia's students cite as their favorite movie?

3. Who found Thalia's body?`

4. In the scenario Bodie imagines where Puja killed Thalia, how did the murder occur?

5. According to Bodie, what caused her brother's drug problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Bodie about her podcasting students?

2. What did Thalia Keith look like?

3. Why do faculty members warn Bodie about Britt's project?

4. Describe the video the narrator watches in Chapter 1.

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

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

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

8. What does Bodie think about rumors?

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

10. How did Bodie find out that Thalia had been killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points in this novel, Makkai uses repetition. This is especially common when Bodie references real stories in the news about women who are victims of assault or murder. What role does this repetition play in the narrative? Analyze the impact of this technique, focusing on three different pieces of the narrative that use repetition.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, Bodie mentions that many people have opinions about the lives and deaths of people they never met. Bodie admits that even she has opinions she is not entitled to have. Assess the concept of people as property or people as part of the "collective imagination" throughout I Have Some Questions For You. How does Bodie feel about this idea, and do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

This story is told from Bodie's perspective, most often in the past tense. Describe how the tense shifts throughout the novel. What role do point of view and tense play in this narrative? Cite three scenes from the novel as evidence of your points.

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