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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 does Jules do when Sean picks her up in Sean 1?

2. Where is Erin from?

3. Who does Sean see at the church graveyard in Sean 1?

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

5. What season is Libby killed during?

Short Essay Questions

1. How dees Nickie describe her sister, Jean, in Nickie 2?

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

3. What does the coroner's report reveal in Erin 2?

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

5. How does Louise describe Katie in Louise 1?

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

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

8. In Jules 6, how does Jules explain the estrangement between herself and Nel?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All of the people who die in the drowning pool are women, many of which are killed or die because of the actions of men. Can this novel be considered a feminist text? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of violence against women and consider how it plays out in the text.

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