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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. Who comes to Alice's dorm room to help her sketch her rapist?

2. What movie "scared the hell" out of Alice when she was young?

3. What college did Alice and her father visit when Alice was a senior in high school?

4. In her story about scavenging the burned house, what does Alice say she found upstairs?

5. What word does Alice's attacker use that bothers her?

Short Essay Questions

1. On Alice's first day of Gallagher's class, what does Tess do? Why does she do this?

2. What does Alice's Dad question about the rape? How does this make Alice feel?

3. When Alice first sees her rapist, what does he say to her? How does Alice respond?

4. When Alice is grabbed from behind, what does the man say to her? What is her response?

5. What does the attacker take from Alice? What does Alice notice he overlooks as he robs her?

6. What does the psychiatrist prescribe Alice with to help her calm down? What is Alice's reaction to this?

7. When Alice starts fighting her attacker, what does she say her cries do? What does her struggle do to the attacker?

8. Who does Alice ask to help her shower? What makes Alice send her away?

9. What does the doctor inject Alice with in order to relax her? What might the medicine make her do? Why must she suppress this?

10. After the attack is finished, what does the rapist say to Alice? What does he offer her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the clothes Alice wears at important times in her life. Write an essay discussing the significance of the clothing Alice wears at critical points in the book, using at least three examples.

Essay Topic 2

While Alice's attacker is raping her, he says mean things to her and beats her. However, after the attack his behavior changes dramatically. Write an essay explaining this change in behavior towards Alice and what this might mean in terms of power and forgiveness.

Essay Topic 3

Think about the role of the police in Alice's case. Write an essay on the police presence in the book, spanning from the impersonal to personal, giving at least three examples.

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