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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 17, what apartment does a lawyer live in?

3. In Chapter 14, how much older does Ray think that Bud is than he?

4. In Chapter 11, who is visiting Helen when Julie and Ray arrive?

5. In Chapter 11, how long does Ray say that he has been back from California?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 12, what is Julie thinking and doing when she stands in the living room of her house after Ray drops her off?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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