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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. Who did Gail's mother think was responsible for Gail's crying episode at the beginning of the chapter?

2. Mrs. Montgomery has a sign on her fridge which says, "A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the _______."

3. What kind of jacket does Gail put on as the weather has suddenly grown colder?

4. How do Steve and Gail get to the Lawver residence when they leave for the occasion?

5. Gail says that a babysitter's best defense is _________, as she states in the story.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the memory that Gail recalls as she goes to open up her locker at school?

2. What does Gail decide to do the next day instead of going to school?

3. When Gail goes down to the bottom of the stairs to wait for Steve, what does this say about his relationship with her family?

4. What does Gail find in her locker after she and Alison go back to their lockers?

5. Who decided to go for a swim in Powdermill Lake at the start of the story?

6. What does Gail find out about her father when she arrives at his office in the city?

7. Why was the couple still able to go swimming in Powdermill Lake at the start of the story?

8. When Gail is crying at home, what does she lead her mother to believe she is crying about?

9. What does Gail's mother do just moments before Gail's father walks in the door after work?

10. What did Gail's mother ask her when she arrived back home and went into Gail's bedroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gail becomes frozen and weak when Phil is on top of her as she is completely dazed by what is happening to her.

Part 1: Why do you think so many victims become unable to resist their attackers?

Part 2: How could Gail have protected herself from Phil's advances?

Part 3: Why do you think Phil chose to attack Gail in the first place?

Essay Topic 2

Gail finds out that her father is unemployed and that he has been keeping that a secret for a while.

Part 1: Why do you think Gail's mother and father kept the fact that her father was unemployed a secret?

Part 2: Do you think the unemployment should have been kept a secret? Why or why not?

Part 3: What does it say about Gail's family that they keep a secret like that from her? What has Gail probably learning about secrets?

Essay Topic 3

Gail doesn't want to tell anyone about the incident just yet though Steve asks if she wants him to tell Alison.

Part 1: Why do you think Gail doesn't want anyone to know about the attack?

Part 2: Do you think Steve should tell others about what happened to Gail? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Steve should tell Alison about the attack? Why or why not?

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