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

2. From which of the following does Olivia source bees?

3. Which of the following writes to an incarcerated Asher?

4. What had been the name of Newcomb’s wife?

5. In what city is Asher’s arraignment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Olivia’s hometown celebrate Independence Day late?

4. To what does Lily ascribe the delay in her mother getting ibuprofen?

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

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

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

8. What is Olivia’s favorite holiday ornament, and why is it her favorite?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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. How might the novel be sectioned off other than it currently is? Why might those divisions be appropriate, based on the text and its contexts of composition and reception?

Essay Topic 3

Which parts of the novel are written by which author? How can you tell, based on the text and knowledge of the authors’ other writings?

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