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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. In Chapter 15, who says that Helen is self-centered?

2. In Chapter 11, who does Ray call from Helen's apartment?

3. In Chapter 15, when Helen was looking at apartments, which apartment complex was the Four Seasons when she was looking?

4. In Chapter 13, what color does Barry's mother say that she wants to paint the walls in his old room?

5. In Chapter 17, what time does Collie say that his date is?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, why does Julie think that Elsa might have called Barry pretending to be Helen?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Ray think when he meets Elsa?

3. In Chapter 13, what actually happened the night that Barry was shot?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Mr. Rivers say about Helen having everything?

5. In Chapter 17, what does Helen notice about Collie when she sees him in her apartment?

6. In Chapter 16, how does Mrs. James feel when she gets a premonition, and what does that feeling mean?

7. In Chapter 14, who does Ray see after leaving Barry, and what do they do together?

8. In Chapter 17, what does Helen do after Collie leaves the pool?

9. What does Helen do in Chapter 17, when she learns that Collie intends to kill her?

10. In Chapter 11, what does Mr. Cox tell Ray when Ray phones to see how Barry is doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A protagonist is usually a good character in the novel, and the antagonist is someone who opposes him. Who is the antagonist in the novel and why? Who are the protagonist or protagonists in the novel? How does the antagonist challenge and oppose the protagonists?

Essay Topic 2

Barry wants to live as he pleases, but he wants his parents to pay for his life style. How does Barry get the things that he wants in life? How does he use people? What is revealed about manipulation through Barry’s character?

Essay Topic 3

Sometimes Mrs. James gets a feeling that something bad will happen. What are some times that Mrs. James has had a feeling that something bad is about to happen? How are those feelings a warning of something to come? What is one time that Mrs. James had a premonition, but did not see something bad happen? Was she wrong that night last summer when she felt that something bad was about to happen?

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