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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 do at the end of Jules 15?

2. What does Mark show Lena in Mark 4?

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

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

5. What do the initials LS stand for in Jules 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nickie tell Jules in Jules 20?

5. What does Mark lie about in Mark 2?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of violence against women and consider how it plays out in the text.

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

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

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