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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. What has Liz been warned of?

2. What is the name of Liz's mother?

3. What does Liz's mother claim to see changed in Liz in Chapter 7?

4. What does Liz confirm in Chapter 6?

5. Who is the letter mentioned at the end of Chapter 2 addressed to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main conflict in Chapter 5?

2. What does Maggie's mother say about physical attractiveness?

3. Why does Liz want to go to the Red Pub Inn?

4. What does Dennis think about Maggie while they are on their first date?

5. What is Sean's main problem in Chapter 5?

6. Why does Liz end up going to the dance with Rod?

7. Why is Liz uncomfortable around her stepfather? How is it shown that this affects her?

8. What does Maggie feel insecure about in Chapter 2?

9. At what point is the transition between the characters' thoughts most intense? Why?

10. Describe Liz's tough exterior versus her softer interior.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does foreshadowing play in the story? Consider the theme of suicide in Chapter 3 and the astrological readings that Liz fears. What do these events foreshadow? How does the reader know that these are elements of foreshadowing? How does foreshadowing build tension?

Essay Topic 2

How does Maggie's life change from the beginning of the story to end? How much confidence has she gained? What has she lost over the course of the story? How does this change her?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the chapters in the story end with a note from one character to another. What is the author's purpose in including these notes? Is it an effective storytelling technique? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

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