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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. In what year did the people of Pontus repel soldiers from Pompeii with honey?

2. Per the novel, where does the Appalachian Trail end?

3. What size skate does Lily wear?

4. How many years of experience as an attorney does Jordan claim?

5. How does the novel gloss the term “copacetic”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Asher note talking about with Ava upon first meeting her?

3. How does the novel gloss the term “chaser”?

4. What evidence of a skunk’s presence at her hives does Olivia have?

5. What biological reason does Olivia note for the survival of bees?

6. What surprises Lily about the Rainbow Alliance?

7. How does Lily turn her match against Seidlarz at Dartmouth?

8. How does the novel gloss the acronym SGCN?

9. In which of Ava’s features does Olivia discern Lily?

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

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

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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