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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. Where does Jem stop to eat after finding money in the woods?

2. How does Karen look when she gets to the church?

3. How does Jem recognize the man from the party?

4. Why does Jem say she hates her mother?

5. What does the older man who works with Simon want Jem to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jem feel when Spider says others may have Jem's gift?

2. How does Jem stop the people in the church from clamoring around her?

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

4. What does Britney do for Jem?

5. How does this book end?

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

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

8. What keeps Jem from killing herself?

9. Why does Jem decide to tell Karen about her gift?

10. What brings Jem to understand a bit of her mother's dependency on drugs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honor is something that many of the main characters strive for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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