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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 miles of beach does New Hampshire have?

2. What is the name of the medical examiner who examined Lily?

3. Which of the following does the judge in Asher’s trial invoke?

4. What does Olivia make for Asher on his first night home from prison?

5. In what town do Braden and Olivia settle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Olivia hold that her wedding day was the happiest in her marriage?

4. How did Olivia and Braden initially meet?

5. Why does Lily note being able to recite Luke 2:8-14?

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

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

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

9. What are the relative merits of having Asher’s coach testify on his behalf?

10. What does Lily identify as the sole time oboes are valued?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of Mad Honey do so for the present novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

To what genre other than suspense might Mad Honey be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

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