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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 she entered St. Paul's as a sophomore?

2. In Chapter 2, who did New York and Washington hook Crawford up with?

3. How long after Lacy left St. Paul's did a detective with the Concord Police Department send her the 1990 New Hampshire criminal statues?

4. How old was Crawford when her father took her to buy hockey skates?

5. What was the name of the doctor who prescribed Crawford Prozac?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, who were the buddies?

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

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

5. What medical assistance did Crawford seek, and what did Crawford learn 25 years after the fact about the diagnosis a pediatrician made after examining her throat?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does Crawford use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Crawford feel shame and despair after the attack? How and why did her feelings lead to risky behaviors?

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