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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. Who gave Katie the necklace with the blue bird on it?

3. What does Mark take from Helen's desk?

4. Who is talking to Nickie in Nickie 3?

5. What does Lena admit to Sean in Lena 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark lie about in Mark 2?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Tracey and what is revealed during her interview in Sean 4?

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

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

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

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

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 male abuse of power in the novel. How do the men in the novel abuse their power and how does this impact the other characters?

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