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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. Of the tens of thousands of synthetic chemicals in use by companies, about how many does Nathan say have been tested for safety or environmental impact?

2. When Monday looks through scrapbooks of old newspapers, when does she learn there were record warm temperatures and there was no snow?

3. What degree does Nathan have?

4. On page 224, what is Nora wearing when she talks to the guys at the bar about the law suit?

5. Who was the Bourne librarian before Mrs. Waton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory does Nora have of the park?

2. How has Belsum countered what seem to be the facts regarding the problems in Bourne?

3. How was the dam arranged for by The Groves?

4. Why does Monday think it would be easy to find a needle in a haystack?

5. Why does Apple say it is her mother's fault that she married Nathan Templeton?

6. What do the triplets learn from emails River copies and give to them?

7. What does Tom give Mirabel on page 199, and why?

8. How does Monday try to get a copy of Nathan's dissertation?

9. What did Zach Finkelburg say that Belsum offered employees if they did not talk about what went on at the chemical factory?

10. What does Bluebell Park look like in the fall and in the spring and summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Frankel use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Omar is the mayor of Bourne. Why does Nora not trust Omar?

Essay Topic 3

Belsum Chemical Company wishes to reopen a plant in Bourne. Why do so many people not want the plant to reopen?

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