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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 finds a body at the time everyone is searching for Meredith and Delilah?

2. What does Delilah take with her when Josh and Leo take her to a psychiatrist for the first time?

3. What color house did Delilah used to live in?

4. What are Kate and Bea playing with Leo when Josh comes to pick him up after speaking to the police about Meredith and Delilah's disappearance?

5. What does Delilah run into when she and Gus are escaping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leo say about Delilah's condition when she is found?

2. Where is Delilah imprisoned?

3. Whose body is found by the river?

4. How does Delilah try to keep herself in shape and why?

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

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

7. Where is Delilah found the first night she is home and disappears?

8. Why does Josh come to Kate and Bea's place around nine p.m. in a rainstorm?

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

10. What do Bea and Kate learn about Dr. Feingold, the Tebow's obstetrician?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A sliding door moment is a seemingly inconsequential event that alters future events. What are three sliding door moments in Local Woman Missing? How do those moments affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Everyone is supposed to treat Leo kindly at school because his mother is dead and his sister is gone. How is Leo treated at school? Why is he bullied?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Kubica use more metaphors or similes in Local Woman Missing? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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