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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. Who did Claudia ask Monday about, causing their fight in January: "One Year Before the Before"?

2. What colors are the sweater that Claudia had lent Monday and then saw at the game in February: "The After"?

3. What is Megan's last name?

4. Who called after Claudia hung up with Ms. Orman in February: "The After"?

5. Who took Monday to a salon to have her hair salvaged in January: "One Year Before the Before"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Claudia's experience at the soup kitchen described in January: "The Before"?

2. Where did Claudia go with Megan and her friends in March: "The After"? How is this setting described?

3. How long has it been since the discovery of Monday's body in April: "The After"? Why is this important?

4. Why were the developers trying to shut down Ed Borough in March: "One Year Before the Before"?

5. What sound did Claudia hear constantly as she came to the realization of Monday's death? Why?

6. What did Claudia take from Monday's bed in March: "The Before"? Why?

7. How did the rumors about Claudia and Monday being lesbians come about?

8. What happened in the encounter between Claudia and April in February: "The After"?

9. What is revealed to have happened to Monday in April: "The Before"?

10. How did Claudia gain information about Monday from the school nurses in January: "The Before"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of the loss of innocence in Monday's Not Coming. How is this theme developed through Claudia's character in the novel? What symbolism relates to this theme? How is this theme supported through the actions and events in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dismissal of the adults in the novel regarding the disappearance of Monday. Why do the adults in the story hold back from investigating Monday's disappearance in more depth? How does Claudia attempt to get adults' help in looking for her friend? What does this failing say about contemporary society?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Monday's Not Coming. From whose perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story related? Why are these choices important to the plot and development of the novel?

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