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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. How old is Lena?

2. Who does Lena approach in Lena 2?

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

4. When did Nel Abbott move to Beckford?

5. How does Mark Henderson know Lena?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What does Josh's mom reveal to the family in Josh 1?

6. How does Jules describe Robbie in Jules 6?

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

8. How does Erin describe Beckford in Erin 1?

9. Who is Libby Seeton?

10. What does Jules find out about her sister's "project" in Jules 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of sexuality developed over the course of the novel? What is the role of sexuality in the text?

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

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.

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