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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. What is Josh holding in Erin 5?

2. Who does Jules confront in Jules 18?

3. What does Nickie say to Patrick in Nickie 4?

4. What does Jules see in the mirror in Jules 14?

5. What does Mark show Lena in Mark 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Nickie tell Jules in Jules 20?

6. What does Lena attempt in Lena 8, and how does it end?

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

Analyze the theme of death in the novel. Consider how death sets the stage for the novel, and how death impacts the characters and the plot.

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