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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 old was Crawford when her mother decided to go to seminary?

2. After Mr. Lacy kissed her, where did Crawford go when her friend was not around?

3. The first time that Crawford met Shep at his dorm, what time did they meet?

4. When was Crawford's father supposed to head to England for a Rhodes Scholarship?

5. What name was Crawford christened?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who were the buddies?

2. Why did Crawford hope to get caught on her way back to the dorm after the attack?

3. How did Crawford describe her appearance?

4. What advantages did Alice Sebold have in trying to prove her rape charge in court?

5. What did a friend of Crawford say might have happened if the faculty adviser had come into the room at the time of Crawford's attack?

6. What scholarship was Crawford nominated for in Chapter 4?

7. What dining halls were there at St. Paul's, and who were they for?

8. In Chapter 4, how did Brooke get her teammates to help her find her kneepad?

9. Why was Crawford's father not able to go to England for his Rhodes Scholarship?

10. Why was Crawford surprised when her friends Washington and New York were going to Martha's Vineyard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author change the point of view at times? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Crawford returned to St. Paul’s for her last year of high school. How was Crawford’s last year a struggle? How did the school make it difficult? How did she survive?

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