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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 Jaime want Ruby to do?

2. What is Jamie Hunter showing Ruby?

3. What does Ruby realize about a habit in the morning going into the school?

4. What falls out of Ruby's dress pocket when she is dressing at Marshall's house?

5. Who is Olivia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nate do for his father on a regular basis?

2. Who is Marshall and what kind of relationship do Ruby and Marshall have?

3. What happens when Nate takes Ruby back to her former home?

4. What does Ruby notice about Jaime at breakfast the next morning?

5. What has Olivia verified and how does she feel about it?

6. What does Ruby think about as far as her childhood before Cora leaves home?

7. What does Ruby learn at the fish store and what fish does Ruby choose?

8. What new ad campaign does Jaime dream up and what are Cora and Ruby's responses?

9. Who does Ruby meet in her literature class, and what do the two have in common?

10. What decision has Ruby made concerning living with Cora and Jaime, but how does she hedge her bets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Lock and Key.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Lock and Key. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Lock and Key. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Lock and Key? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Lock and Key including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Lock and Key and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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