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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 13, how much money does Barry say that he had in his wallet the night he was shot?

2. In Chapter 17, what apartment does a lawyer live in?

3. In Chapter 16, what is on the hand of the man who waits in Helen's apartment?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 14, what is the weather like?

5. In Chapter 12, what time does Julie get home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Barry feel in Chapter 13 when his parents tell him that Helen was at the hospital with a male friend?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 16, how often has Mrs. James had premonitions, and when is the first time that Mrs. James had a premonition?

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

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

Julie and Ray visit the Gregg home. How does the visit to the home make the Gregg’s seem more real to Julie? Why does the family seem abstract before the visit? What is revealed about the things that are abstract and reality through the visit?

Essay Topic 3

After the accident, Barry and Helen use peer pressure to cover up the accident. How do Barry and Helen use peer pressure to cover up the accident? How do they continue to use peer pressure when Julie receives a threatening note? What are the positive or negative effects of peer pressure?

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