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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 is Ruby's word for her first assignment?

2. What advice does Ruby give Nate?

3. How does Cora defend herself about the wedding?

4. On what has Ruby not made any progress?

5. What does Olivia share with Ruby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the conversation between Cora and Ruby about Cora's wedding.

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

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

7. What does Ruby want to do with the money Cora gives her for clothes, and what does she ultimately do?

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

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

10. How does Ruby come to get a job at the mall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Lock and Key based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Lock and Key is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Lock and Key a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of Lock and Key, Ruby grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Lock and Key might be considered a slice of Ruby's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that Lock and Key is a "bildungsroman" of Ruby. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Rubby as she changes from a more closed loner to an open and compassionate young woman. What are the significant events that change Ruby?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Ruby's growth throughout Lock and Key, do you think Lock and Key could be considered Ruby's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in Lock and Key who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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