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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 lie does Alice tell Jamie in order to feel accepted by him?

2. What does Sgt. Lorenz apologize to Alice for?

3. What poet's reading is Alice at when Lila is raped?

4. What does Jamie tell Alice not to do the morning after they have sex?

5. What is the name of Alice's new friend during her sophomore year?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Alice goes to the lineup, what is she afraid of? What do the police assure her?

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

3. What number suspect does Alice mark? Why does she choose this one over the other?

4. What outfit does Alice wear to her trial? What does Gail say is important about this?

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

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

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 is unusual about both Alice's doctor and her original attorney? Why won't they let Gail act as Alice's attorney?

9. What does Meggesto ask Alice about that hurts her? Why does she have this reaction?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Alice's boyfriend Steve Carbonaro, and his obsession with Man of La Mancha. Write an essay on how Alice's viewpoint differs from Steve's, and how the two inevitably break up as a result. Be sure to use examples in your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout her trail, Alice constantly enforces the fact that she was a virgin when she was raped. Write an essay on the importance of Alice's virginity on her case and what her trial might have been like if she had not been a virgin.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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