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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 old was Shelby when she married Jason?

2. How much older is Delilah than Leo?

3. What color are Meredith's eyes?

4. When tornado sirens went off in the night, where did Kate and Bea find shelter?

5. On page 76, how long has Shelby been missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Meredith meet a potential new doula client in March after a yoga class and why?

2. Where is Delilah imprisoned?

3. How did the man and woman capture Gus?

4. Why does Shelby not feel guilty about having an affair?

5. What happens ten days before Meredith and Delilah disappear?

6. What does Meredith learn about Shelby Tebow when she meets her?

7. What does Cassandra tell Bea and Kate she saw one night when they ask her about Meredith and Delilah's disappearance?

8. What frightening texts does Meredith receive?

9. How does Delilah avoid being recaptured?

10. Where is a body found as people look for Meredith and Delilah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Kubica use artistic license to create the realistic background of Local Woman Missing?

Essay Topic 2

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Kubica begin the story? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Kubica use cliffhangers in Local Woman Missing? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

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