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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. At which college is Boylan a writer-in-residence?

2. In what grade was Lily when she got Boris?

3. Which of the following edited the novel?

4. Which of the following instruments does Lily note is gendered feminine?

5. Which of the following is a leader of the Rainbow Alliance at Lily’s school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Newcomb describe his first experience testifying in court?

2. What does Ava cite as early evidence of Lily’s status as trans?

3. Why does Jordan find himself envious of the prosecutor as he awaits Asher’s verdict?

4. Why, per Olivia, does honey prevent hangovers?

5. What difference does Lily note between herself in Asher in their early exchange of personal secrets?

6. Why, per the novel, is mad honey to be avoided?

7. How does Olivia report having read Lord of the Rings?

8. What motion does Jordan make first after the prosecution rests?

9. What reasons does Lily posit for having chosen to play cello?

10. Why does Lily think the gender-distribution of orchestral musicians strange?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

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

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