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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Per the novel, how much does a worker bee weigh?
(a) 100 milligrams.
(b) 100 moles.
(c) 100 grains.
(d) 100 ounces.

2. In what city is Asher incarcerated?
(a) West Stewartstown.
(b) East Franklin City.
(c) East Franklin City.
(d) North Murphysborough.

3. Which of the following writes to an incarcerated Asher?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Maya.
(c) Dirk.
(d) Ava.

4. Which of Lily’s strings breaks?
(a) G.
(b) A.
(c) C.
(d) D.

5. To whom does Boylan dedicate the novel?
(a) Cage.
(b) McDonald.
(c) Kierkegaard.
(d) Finney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Braden do his residency?

2. What is Olivia’s Facebook password?

3. How many autopsies did the medical examiner do on the day he examined Lily?

4. What kind of bird does Lily note fell from the sky in Somerset in 2010?

5. What kind of orchard did the McAfees operate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel describe the role of the forensic pathologist?

2. Why does Olivia initially hesitate to involve Braden in Asher’s case?

3. What ritual had Ava had with her mother that she hated?

4. Of what did Jordan convince an elementary-school Olivia?

5. Why does Maya take Lily to the fire tower?

6. How does the novel explain the tradition of telling bees their keeper has died?

7. What reasons does Olivia posit for Asher concealing the scars on his wrists?

8. How did Olivia and Braden initially meet?

9. Why does Olivia write a recipe for cranachan at Asher’s trial?

10. Why does Ava have to rescue hikers?

(see the answer keys)

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