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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. Per the novel, how many flowers does a bee visit to contribute to one teaspoon of honey?

2. Which of the following did Jordan previously defend?

3. Which queen’s colony does Olivia attend to first in the spring?

4. For how many days is the plea deal open to Asher?

5. What is the name of Jordan’s second son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Newcomb take Olivia after leaving the prom?

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

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

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

5. How does the novel explain the origin of the name Slade Brook?

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

7. What does an incarcerated Asher note missing?

8. Why does Olivia have trouble remembering Asher’s practice schedule?

9. What backup plan do Jordan and Selena initially have for Asher’s trial defense?

10. Why does Olivia regard herself, however hatefully, as proof of female frailty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional—as opposed to chapter-by-chapter—division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

If there is a principal antagonist in the novel, who is it? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Mad Honey? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

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