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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, how many girlfriends does Helen have at Four Seasons?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Barry say that Julie sent?

3. In Chapter 17, what does a lawyer give Helen at the pool?

4. In Chapter 11, who does Mr. Cox say called Barry the night Barry was shot?

5. In Chapter 13, what type of flowers does Barry have from Helen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what is Ray thinking about after leaving the drugstore, and what does he not notice as he drives away?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Helen say when Ray suggests they dissolve their pact and go to the police?

3. In Chapter 15, what does one of the schoolteachers say to Helen when she sees her at the pool with Collie?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Barry tell Ray happened the night he was shot?

5. At the end of Chapter 15, what advice does Collie give Helen?

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

7. In Chapter 12, what does Julie realize about her mother?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Barry think of the nurse who is in his room?

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

10. In Chapter 16, when does Mrs. James remember having a premonition, and nothing happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Helen and Elsa are not very alike in personality or appearance. In what ways are Helen and Elsa total opposites in appearance and mannerisms? How do those differences complicate their relationship and cause friction in their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Plot is the sequence of events in a story and how the story is structured. What five different divisions can be used to divide the story into sections? In which section are most of the conflicts in the novel?

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