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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 Ruby realize about a habit in the morning going into the school?

2. Who is Olivia?

3. What is Jamie Hunter showing Ruby?

4. How does Ruby react to Gervais' comment on the second day?

5. Who does Nate seem to notice especially at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has Jaime bought for himself, Ruby, Cora and Roscoe and how do Ruby and Cora react?

3. What conversation does Ruby overhear in Cora's room as she comes home to a party?

4. What does Ruby think about her mother?

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

6. How does Ruby describe Olivia's behavior in literature class?

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

8. Describe Gervais.

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

10. Where does Ruby go from the mall and what important piece of information does Marshall gain from the encounter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lock and Key belongs to the young teen novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young teen novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young teen novel and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Lock and Key is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Lock and Key. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of family in Lock and Key. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to have problems in their families? What kind of problems?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of addiction in Lock and Key. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to have problems because of addiction in others? What kind of problems?

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