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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. Gail throws a quote from ____________ at Steve: "History is little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes."

2. Gail's name for the natives was __________, but she never used it with Steve.

3. What is the name of the lake where the young couple decides to go for a swim?

4. What falls onto the lake as Gail is swimming in the lake at the start of the book?

5. What kind of car does Gail spot at the Sunoco, which confuses her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What else does Gail find in her locker a few weeks after the initial note she received from Steve?

2. What did Gail notice when she looked back at the shore after jumping in the water and swimming out to Steve?

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 were Gail and her mother arguing about at the start of this chapter of the book?

5. What is Gail trying to do as the chapter begins and she is babysitting at Mrs. Montgomery's house?

6. What does Mrs. Montgomery do on Saturday nights that she needs to have Gail come over to babysit?

7. What are Steve and Gail arguing about when they are sitting together at lunch?

8. What happens when Steve and Gail get to the Lawver residence for the dinner party?

9. How does Gail lessen the tension in the argument that she and Steve have at lunch?

10. What does Gail think when she sees her father's car sitting in the gas station on her way to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The stalking that takes place in this story is frightening, no matter how a reader might feel about Gail or about Phil.

Part 1: Why do you think the scary note that Gail received was so effective in frightening her?

Part 2: Why do you think the perpetrator decided to stalk her first?

Part 3: Do you think stalking is ever sometimes misinterpreted? Why or why not?

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 is noticeably affected by the actions of the stalker, even causing her to have troubles in school.

Part 1: Why do you think Gail is affected so strongly by the actions of the stalker?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if you were being stalked?

Part 3: What do you think Gail should have done if she was having troubles with a stalker?

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