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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. Where was Shep admitted to college?

3. What Form was Hobey Baker in?

4. How old was Crawford when the movie Sixteen Candles came out?

5. Who ran the Disciplinary Committee in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was intervisitation, and what rules were there?

2. In Chapter 4, who were the buddies?

3. 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?

4. Why did Crawford not scream or fight the attack?

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

6. Who was Dr. Derek Miller, and what did he conclude about Crawford after seeing her for a consultation?

7. What did Crawford's parents decide to do about Mr. Lane kissing their daughter?

8. What was Alicia Crawford's occupation?

9. How did Crawford describe her appearance?

10. Why did Crawford's parents want her to learn to drive a manual transmission automobile?

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

Rose was the African American housekeeper who worked in Crawford’s grandparents’ home for more than 30 years. What was Rose’s relationship with the Crawfords? In what way was the relationship paternalistic?

Essay Topic 3

Alice Sebold was raped at night by a stranger in a park and badly beaten. In what ways was Sebold considered "lucky" and her case likely to result in charges against her assailant? What is victim blaming? Why was she not subject to victim blaming and Crawford was?

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