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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. Who is Nel's girlhood boyfriend?

2. What does Jules drink in Jules 11?

3. What does Lousie begin to do in Louise 2?

4. How old is Lena?

5. How is Jules treated by Nel's friends when they are young?

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 does Louise describe Katie in Louise 1?

3. How does Jules describe Lena's room the first time she sees it in Jules 3?

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

5. How does Nickie Sage feel about the Townsends as revealed in Nickie 1?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Louise and Alec differ in their opinion on leaving Beckford in Louise 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of male abuse of power in the novel. How do the men in the novel abuse their power and how does this impact the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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