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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 Dwight say he is going to do to Alex?

2. After returning home from his meeting with Milo, who does Alex call?

3. What does Gary's neighbor describe Gary as?

4. Where is the object that Milo and Alex find been hidden?

5. Who calls Heather concerning information on Jamey's case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jamey's condition at the end of Chapter 25?

2. When Alex returns to the art gallery in Chapter 21, what does Alex learn about Gary's artwork that contains a book with the word diary on it?

3. Who is used as bait during a police stakeout and how?

4. Explain what is on the video tape that Souza is forced to watch.

5. What do Milo and Alex suspect is Dwight and Heather's involvement in Jamey's current mental state?

6. What does Mrs. Vann say her involvement with Dr. Mainwaring and Jamey are?

7. What is Dwight's reaction to the events that led to Jamey's mental state and the people involved?

8. Discuss the events that happened in the deal Milo calls "The Deal Gone Wrong"?

9. After Alex reads Jack's diary and learns about the potential problems involving Bitter Canyon, what happens when Alex calls Lou and the Bitter Canyon bonds?

10. Describe what Milo and Alex find on Radovic's boat.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heather Cadmus speaks for the first time in the novel in Chapter 15 when she talks about the relationship she has with Jamey and how Jamey first viewed her as the evil stepmother. Explain the stereotype of the evil stepmother and how it was portrayed in "Over the Edge".

Essay Topic 2

Alex meets Jennifer in Chapter 16 and a friendship ensues. Who is Jennifer? What do the two have in common that initiates a friendship between them? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

"Over the Edge" has descriptive details of the setting in the story. Describe the setting of "Over the Edge". What does the setting cause the overall feeling of the story to be? How does the setting make the characters appear? Give examples from the text in order to support your answer.

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