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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 time does Jem wake up at Britney's house?

2. Who sent the man from the party to find Spider?

3. What does Jem say about the people they pass on the High Street?

4. Why was Jem's son able to see Karen die?

5. Why doesn't Britney's brother live with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Simon suggest Jem do about her situation?

2. How does Karen die?

3. Why does Jem go to Weston?

4. What does Jemma demand in return for her story to the police?

5. How does Karen respond when she hears about Jem's power?

6. Why is it so ironic for Britney to help Jem?

7. What makes Jem angry with the police?

8. Why does Jem say she hates her mother?

9. Why was Jem not able to go to the cremation of Spider?

10. What does Jem use the church keys to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Jem learn from her lonely trek in the woods, and how did this change her life?

Essay Topic 2

What was Jem's ability, and how did it shape her life for good and bad?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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