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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. Why does Mr. Solomon give Liz, Bex, and Cammie the point position for their class that is convening later?

2. How does Mr. Mosckowitz act when he sees Macey touring the school?

3. Why does Cammie become tearful in her Covert Operations class?

4. What does Headmistress Morgan tell Macey at Sunday night dinner?

5. What makes the Senator's daughter feel outraged?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Cammie go to school and what type of school is it?

2. What required class for this year has Anna Fetterman nervous and what change is there for the class this year?

3. What is the subject of covert operations class in their next meeting?

4. What does Cammie tell her mother about Mr. Solomon's knowledge about her dad and what does her mother say about it?

5. What does Cammie think about for the next two weeks and how does she get an opportunity to encounter Josh again?

6. Describe the first day of covert operations class.

7. Why do the girls think Josh may be trying to find Cammie when the girls search through his trash?

8. What does Cammie reveal herself to Josh and what happens?

9. What is the atmosphere like as Cammie arrives at the debriefing for the covert ops assignment and how does Mr. Solomon act when Cammie announces she has the soft drink bottle?

10. How do the girls contrive to have car troubles by Josh's house and what do they do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cammie decides she will never trust her friends again when they eagerly turn to Macey for fashion advice. Cammie thinks about Josh and how he made her feel like just another girl. Cammie does not tell her friends about Josh because it is nice to have something only she knows in a place where everyone knows her story.

1. Discuss the dynamics of a new teenager trying to break into an established clique of friends. How might the new person feel? How could the girls who know each other help the new girl? Why might Cammie feel a bit jealous of Macey? Use examples from your own life and I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You to support your answer.

2. Discuss reasons why Cammie might enjoy feeling like a normal girl given her situation.

3. Discuss reasons why Cammie might want to keep the knowledge of Josh to herself.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Cammie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Josh. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Mr. Solomon. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Liz. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

5. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Macey. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You a successful novel? What about young teens?

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