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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 the ill woman ask Jem to do for her?

2. What does the man from the party say to anger Spider?

3. Which of these people go with Jem to the beach?

4. What was Jem incapable of after Spider's death?

5. Who counsels the people trying to speak to Jem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Britney do for Jem?

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

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

6. Why does Jem say she hates her mother?

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

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

9. What makes Jem consider suicide?

10. What makes Jem angry with the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Rachel Ward have chosen these particular settings?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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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