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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. What had Louise and Ale been arguing about in Louise 2?

3. Who is Alec?

4. What item of Nel's do the investigators look into in Erin 1?

5. Who is Nickie's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jules describe Robbie in Jules 6?

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

3. In Nickie 1, the reader learns about Nickie Sage's run-ins with the law. Why has she had trouble with the law in her past?

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

5. What does Sean Townsend say about Nickie in Erin 2?

6. How does Erin describe Beckford in Erin 1?

7. How does Libby die in Libby 1?

8. How would you describe Jules and Lena's first meeting in Jules 4?

9. How does Danielle (Nel) describe the Beckford Drowning Pool in Danielle 1?

10. Why does Louise go to see Sean on Sean 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would the ending of this novel be considered a "happy ending"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is Hawkins saying about Family in the novel? Consider the relationship between Jules and Nel, Nel and Lena, Sean and Patrick, Katie and Louise and/or Katie and Josh.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of death in the novel. Consider how death sets the stage for the novel, and how death impacts the characters and the plot.

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