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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 Jamie tell Alice not to do the morning after they have sex?

2. What does the suspect agree to provide samples of?

3. What do Alice and Jamie drink at Jamie's apartment?

4. During her junior year, who is Alice and Lila's third roommate?

5. What did Lila's attacker ask Lila while he was raping her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of Alice's attorney? Why does Alice like her attorney?

2. After Alice finishes college, where does she go? Why is she happy to do this?

3. What question is popular that the grand jury asks Alice? What does Alice try to play up to the grand jury?

4. What does Alice focus on when the defense attorneys question her? Why does she do this?

5. What important day does Alice's trial fall on? What do they do to try and fix this?

6. What happens to Lila while Alice is at a poetry reading? What is her reaction to Alice after her rape?

7. In the beginning of their sophomore year, why do Mary Alice and Alice see less of each other? Who does Alice become friends with?

8. What does Meggesto question Alice at length about? Why does he do this?

9. Where does Alice visit Maria Flores? Why is she there? What does she tell Alice?

10. When does Alice know that she chose the wrong suspect? What does her attorney say about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Linda's reaction to her rape, both to the case and to Alice. Write an essay about Lila's behavior after she was raped and the reasons for her actions. How do they differ from Alice? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

Many times in her life, Alice makes up stories in place of real events. Write an essay on the nature of Alice's lies and why she does this. Make sure to provide at least three examples. What does she realize she cannot hide? Why would she try to?

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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