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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 in Jules's house in Jules 20?

2. What does Erin learn at the start of Erin 8?

3. According to Nickie, who is the "important one" in Jules 20?

4. What is Mark doing when Erin gets to his house in Mark 2?

5. Where does Helen spend most of her night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sean talk to Josh in Sean 3?

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

3. What does Jules find in the back of a folder of Nel's items in Jules 12?

4. What does Jules dream in Jules 16?

5. What does Mark lie about in Mark 2?

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

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

8. What does Nickie tell Jules in Jules 20?

9. How does Mark respond to Erin's questioning in Mark 2?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of the Whittaker family in the novel. How are Louise, Josh and Katie key characters in the novel?

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