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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. On Bea's 30th birthday, what color hair does a man have who wants to dance with Meredith?

2. How long have Eddie and Martha Cutter lived in Michael, Illinois?

3. On Bea's 30th birthday, how long has Kate spent on her feet at work?

4. What is the population of the town where they found Delilah?

5. When Kate, Bea, and Josh get to the place where Meredith's car is found, how far do Kate and Bea have to stand back from the crime scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jason worried about when Shelby is in labor?

2. What does Leo do when Meredith asks him about a bruise on his bottom?

3. What does Dr. Feingold do when Meredith says there are possible complications to using forceps to aid in delivery?

4. What is wrong with the clothes that Josh buys for Deliliah?

5. What does Josh tell Kate and Bea about the bloodstain in the garage?

6. Why is Cassandra angry with Meredith, and how has she been expressing that anger?

7. What plan does Kate come up with to see Dr. Feingold?

8. Why did Charlotte start a day care, and how old are the kids she watches?

9. Who do Kate and Bea run into when they go outside to check their circuit box, and what do they learn?

10. Why does Meredith go back to Shelby's grave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Local Woman Missing? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view and then using several narrators help readers connect with and understand the characters?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Local Woman Missing? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Kubica uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Carly is kept in total darkness in a basement. Why is her treatment inhumane?

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