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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. When was the first proto-hockey played at the Lower School Pond?

2. In Chapter 4 in the wintertime, how many times a week were Seated Meals held?

3. Where did Crawford meet a man at a dinner who name was de Menil?

4. For Thanksgiving break in Chapter 2, who did Crawford share a ride to the airport?

5. Who ran the Disciplinary Committee in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happened when Crawford went swimming in the pond with her friends?

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

3. Why did Crawford struggle to decide what sport to play in the winter in Chapter 4?

4. What happened when Crawford could not sleep during summer break and the Lanes were staying over?

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 did Crawford learn about Jed Lane when she was in her 20s?

7. How did Crawford feel a few days after the attack?

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

9. What was Alicia Crawford's occupation?

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

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the book? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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