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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 does Lena continuously scream at Mark in Lena 8?

2. What weapon does Lena use in Lena 8?

3. What is Louise doing when Erin goes to see her in Erin 9?

4. Who does Helen pass in Helen 2?

5. What book were Mark's students reading in his class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Louise do to Nel three days after Katie dies?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the "game" that Katie and Lena play in Lena 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Hawkins's use of the literary technique of flashback impact the plot line of the text?

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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