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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. At what time does Josh realize his mother is not home, in Josh 1?

2. Who is Hugo?

3. Where is Erin from?

4. What season is Libby killed during?

5. What year is Libby Seton killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Helen crying at the start of Helen 1?

2. In Erin 3, Erin reads the notes that Nel made in her book. What do Nel's notes about Lauren Townsend say?

3. How does Jules describe Lena in Jules 4?

4. How does Jules react when she learns about her sister in Jules 1?

5. What do Josh and his mother fight about in Josh in 2?

6. Why do Nel and Lena fight in Lena 3?

7. What story does Nel tell Jules about in Jules 3?

8. How does Erin describe Beckford in Erin 1?

9. How does Libby die in Libby 1?

10. What happens between Jules and Robbie in Jules 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Nickie Sage important to the novel? Consider how she connects the present storyline to the stories of the women that lived previously in Beckford.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hakwins use the literary technique of foreshadowing to develop the plot of the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Hawkins use the literary device of "red herrings" in her novel? What impact does it have of the plot?

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