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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. What does Bex learn about her father?

2. What does Mrs. Abrams do when she comes up to Cammie and Josh?

3. Why does Anna Fetterman come in to the pharmacy?

4. How does Cammie explain her actions to Josh?

5. What is the first date Josh ask Cammie out on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens for the first time for Cammie?

2. What do Macey and Cammie discuss concerning Josh as Cammie is leaving again to meet him in the evening?

3. Why are Bex, Macey and Cammie fearful when Buckingham calls Bex into this office and what is the reason?

4. Why is Liz in a panic as she rushes up to talk to her suitemates?

5. What happens when Josh sneaks up on Cammie and why does she overreact?

6. Why does Cammie suddenly leave the dance without telling Josh goodbye.

7. What suddenly happens as Cammie is walking away from Josh and why is she angry?

8. What does Cammie hear from Liz after she escape the room where she is being held:?

9. Why distressing news does Cammie learn from several of the teachers and what advice does Cammie give the teachers?

10. What papers does Mr. Solomon hand out and how does Cammie feel about it initially?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You including why you believe it is foreshadowing.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You and your own live to support your opinion.

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