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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. From whom is the epigraph of the novel taken?

2. What make of car does Asher drive?

3. At what restaurant does Asher meet with Braden?

4. Of whom does Asher have a photo in his room?

5. Which of the following did Jordan previously defend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Olivia attempt to rescue the hive attacked by a bear?

2. In the novel, what does the Felonies First program mean?

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

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

5. How does the novel explain what a rescue call is?

6. For what reason does Lily assume her mother looks tired?

7. What does an incarcerated Asher note missing?

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

9. How does Maya convince her parents to let her host a party after she loses a job?

10. Why does Lily think her mother is describing herself when speaking of people fighting hard to be happy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early in the novel, much is made of mourning rituals. Consider similar ceremonies in your own experience. How do they compare to those presented in Mad Honey?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that Mad Honey should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Mad Honey on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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