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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 find in Marshall's room?

2. For what does Ruby thank Olivia?

3. What does Cora say is an endurance trial?

4. What does Jamie do on Christmas Eve?

5. Where does Ruby check on the baking pies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cora learn about her and Ruby's mother?

2. What does Ruby do in the clearing after Olivia drops her there?

3. What does Nate tell Ruby about his mother's new life?

4. What is Ruby's weakness and how does Nate distract her from it for awhile?

5. Where does Ruby visit Olivia and why is Olivia there?

6. What is Ruby's December like?

7. What does Ruby overhear when she goes to the Cross house for the pies?

8. Describe Ruby's confrontation at Marshall's place.

9. What do Cora and Ruby talk about the next morning after Ruby's drunken episode?

10. What changes have been going on with Gervais?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Lock and Key is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Lock and Key, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Lock and Key. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

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