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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. Where is Erin from?

2. What does Erin say about Jules's reaction in Erin 1?

3. Who was Nel obsessed with as a child according to Jules?

4. Who does Lena approach in Lena 2?

5. How does Mark Henderson know Lena?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Louise describe Katie in Louise 1?

4. 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?

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

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

7. How does Jules describe Lena in Jules 4?

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

9. How does Jules describe Robbie in Jules 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

All of the relationships between women in the novel are dysfunctional. Select one or two of these relationships and analyze its impact on the rest of the novel. What is Hawkins saying about women through these relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the symbol of water as it is presented throughout the text.

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