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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 position did Eric Reynolds play on the 1976 championship team?
2. How many booths and barstools are at the Columbia Diner?
3. How old does Cerrabone think that Connor looks?
4. What type of berry vines does Buzz see when he finds a turnout with tire tracks and shoe impressions?
5. In Chapter 10, what is Connor carrying when he comes to see Tracy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the pathologist's report reveal about the condition of Kimi's body?
2. Why does Buzz struggle to believe that Kimi committed suicide?
3. Why do Tracy and Faz decide not to eat at Tulio in Chapter 9?
4. What is Kaylee Wright's expertise?
5. What does Elan tell Tracy as she leaves in Chapter 12?
6. What did Emily Rodriguez tell Kins and Faz that helped them narrow down the time when a gunshot was heard?
7. Why does Moore tell Buzz that he took his date to the Columbia Diner?
8. What happens when Tracy gets to the bottom of the hill that leads to the clearing?
9. Why does Cerrabone decide to let Connor go for the time being?
10. In Chapter 1, why does Tracy get a call to go to a home in Greenwood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in In the Clearing? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Dugoni uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in In the Clearing? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 3
The Stonebridge high school mascot is the Red Raiders. Why is there controversy about the mascot?
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