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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 does Erin move in Erin 7?

2. Who purchased the diet pills?

3. Who does Jules confront in Jules 18?

4. What year does Anne Ward's chapter take place?

5. What lie does Mark admit to in Mark 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Helen say she has changed in the last year in Helen 2?

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

4. What does Nickie tell Jules in Jules 20?

5. What does Louise know about Lena's dead in Erin 9?

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

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

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

9. What is Erin's theory about Nel's death in Erin 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nearly every character in the text holds a secret. What is the role of secrets in the novel? How do they move the plot forward and develop the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the hero of the novel? Is there a hero at all? Which character (s) could be considered anti-heroes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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