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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 Sean think he hears when he gets to Mark's house in Sean 4?

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

3. What does Jules do at the end of Jules 18?

4. What does Jules do when she gets home in Jules 19?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nickie tell Jules in Jules 20?

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

3. How did Nel respond when she found out of about Katie and Mark?

4. What does Jules dream in Jules 16?

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

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

7. What is Mark's reaction to seeing his house in Mark 3?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

All of the relationships between women in the novel are dysfunctional. Select one or two of these relationships and analyze its impact on the rest of the novel. What is Hawkins saying about women through these relationships?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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