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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 Lila's last name?

2. Jamie drives Alice home so that she can do what?

3. What condition is Maria Flores in the next time Alice sees her?

4. What is Madison's bail set at?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Alice tell Jamie one night when they are at the bar? Why does she tell him this?

2. What does Alice's mother begin to do during Alice's junior year of college? What inspires her to do this?

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

4. Who does Alice ask to come with her to the preliminary hearing? What happens that Alice is unaware of at the time but understands now?

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

6. What happens to Alice the night before her trial? What does her father tell her to do?

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

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

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

10. Who is asked to leave the room when Alice is at the lineup? Why is she asked to leave?

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

When Alice sees her rapist and things get hectic, Ken "wimps out." Write an essay on how Alice's view of Ken changes throughout her ordeal, providing at least three examples.

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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