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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 many openly gay players are in the MLB?

2. What is Addy's mom mad about in Part 2?

3. What was the purpose of the car accident in the parking lot?

4. Why are people invited to Simon's house?

5. Who does Nate get texts from in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Addy want to be funny?

2. Why does Addy cut off her hair?

3. What are the police accused of violating regarding Cooper?

4. How does Nate see that Addy has changed by Part 3?

5. Why does Bronwyn return to the police station?

6. What is revealed about Maeve?

7. How is Bronwyn being implicated?

8. How does Cooper escape the gym?

9. How are Nate and Cooper treated differently than Addy and Bronwyn?

10. What does Maeve discover when she goes on Simon's admin board?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thrillers are made of twists. Highlight the turns the story took that were meant to throw the reader off the murderer's trail. Include specific examples from the text. Was the author successful at balancing facts and falsehoods?

Essay Topic 2

Each of the interrogation experiences differ for the four students. Why does the author go into detail about the process? How does this information support the novel's theme of discrimination? Who comforts each of the students after they are interrogated?

Essay Topic 3

Cooper says that one of the best things about baseball is that he is not able to check his phone while he is playing. Explain why that is a relief for Cooper. Include Cooper's complicated relationship with his athletic success. What is Cooper afraid of? How are his inner and outer self in conflict?

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