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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 color is Paul's casket?

2. Of the information Paul collected on women, how many of those does Claire know was raped?

3. Where does Lydia help Claire find the work files Adam might be looking for?

4. How many children does Penelope Ward have?

5. What is the tuition at Westerly Academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lydia tell Claire about Paul's attempted rape?

2. What composite drawing do the police release in Chapter 6?

3. What does Claire say about Paul and animals, and how does Lydia contradict her?

4. How is Claire's office decorated?

5. How is Dee different from the other students at Westerly Academy?

6. What does Claire tell Lydia about files Paul was keeping on women?

7. Where does Claire Paul's work files, and how does Lydia suggest they get the files to Adam?

8. How had Paul's obsessive compulsive disorder manifested itself?

9. What is the truth behind Lydia's hatred for the Mothers?

10. What is Claire faced with when she goes home after Paul's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Pretty Girls, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Pretty Girls and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Pretty Girls? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Slaughter uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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