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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 does Jem leave out while talking to the police?

2. What does Spider leave to find while Jem is hiding after the confrontation with the man from the party?

3. How does Jem come across money in the woods?

4. What does Jem's son know about Jem?

5. Who is the father of Jem's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major change came over Jem in the hospital?

2. What happens when Jem tries to eat after splitting up from Spider?

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

4. What makes Jem think that Spider is killed when captured?

5. What keeps Jem from killing herself?

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

7. How does Spider get captured?

8. Why does Jem reject the idea of turning herself into the police?

9. How does Jem get some money in the woods?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security are two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

Anne and Karen are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support and, write a compare/contrast essay about these two women in Jem's life.

Essay Topic 3

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

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