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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. How is Shannon sabotaging Seth?

2. Why does Evie so enjoy their afternoons in the department store?

3. What is the one thing about Brandy Alexander that surgeons cannot change?

4. What name does the little boy in the store call Shannon?

5. How does Shannon describe her behavior throughout the accident and hospital stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Shannon upset that Evie borrowed her clothes?

2. Why does Shannon prefer to think of her brother as dead?

3. When the realtor talks about Canadian currency, why does it give the group pause?

4. While watching television in the hospital, what infomercial does Shannon see?

5. Why is Shannon angry when we sees herself, Manus, and Evie in the infomercial?

6. What does the narrator warn the reader about the novel's structure?

7. What accident does Shane have when he was fifteen?

8. What happens on the day that Shannon's bandages are removed when she visits the grocery store?

9. Why does Brandy introduce Shannon to veils?

10. What device does the author employ again and again to convey Shannon's emotions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, each character goes through a transformation. Go through each major character one by one and explains their journey and ultimate conclusion. Be sure to use specifics from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Shannon gets more and more extreme in her actions. Detail her evolution from start to finish. How is the first Shannon we meet in the novel different from the final Shannon? Does she truly change in the novel? What are the major events that change her? What are the implications of the fires she sets? Choose specific events in the novel that are game-changers for her character.

Essay Topic 3

Brandy is inspired by Miss Rona's idea of ripping yourself open and sewing yourself shut. What exactly does Miss Rona say needs to be done? Why is Brandy inspired by her ordeal? How has Miss Rona's ordeal been reflected in Brandy? How has it reflectedd in Shannon or Evie? Has Miss Rona escaped the societal trap of sameness?

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