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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 do Josh and Lena go in Lena 5?

2. Who is Tracey McBride?

3. What does Louise reveal about Sean in Erin 9?

4. What did Anne Ward do?

5. How does Patrick hurt Sean in Sean 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lena describe the place that Mark takes her in Lena 8?

2. What happens when Jules goes to see Robbie in Jules 18?

3. Where does Mark go before he leaves for his vacation in Mark 2 and why?

4. What realization does Jules have in the tub in Jules 19?

5. How is Jeannie Sage connected, according to Nickie in Jules 20?

6. What do Lena and Josh discuss in Lena 5?

7. What does Mark lie about in Mark 2?

8. What does Louise find while cleaning out Katie's room, and how does she react to this information?

9. Why is Lena at the police station in Lena 4 and what does she tell them?

10. What happens when Katie goes to Mark's in Mark 4?

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

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

Analyze the theme of bearing witness in the novel. How do the characters bear witness to one another and how does this move the plot forward and develop the characters?

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