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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. How old is Connor Collins?

2. How many tours did Buzz did in Vietnam?

3. How far of a drive is the Yakama reservation from Stoneridge?

4. How many stoplights does Stoneridge have?

5. What does Tracy notice in Chapter 14 that someone is trying to grow in the clearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark Collins telll Tracy and Kins about Angela Collins?

2. Why do Tracy and Faz decide not to eat at Tulio in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Connor wish to speak with Tracy or Kins in Chapter 10?

4. How did Tracy and Dan meet?

5. Why does Cerrabone decide to let Connor go for the time being?

6. What does Elan tell Tracy as she leaves in Chapter 12?

7. What cold case does Jenny Almond want Tracy to look at?

8. Why does Buzz struggle to believe that Kimi committed suicide?

9. Why does Earl Kanasket call the sheriff's office?

10. Why does Tommy Moore say he went to the diner the night Kimi disappeared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In In the Clearing, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Dugoni uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How and why does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

Essay Topic 3

Hastey Devoe is a former football player who drinks too much. How would you describe Hastey and the type of person he is? How does Dugoni reveal his character traits?

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