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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 long before Dee goes to college in Chapter 2?

2. Where does Lydia tell Claire to do with the files for Adam?

3. When did Julia disappear?

4. What was the sheriff's theory about what happened to Julia?

5. Where does Dee volunteer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has asked Captain Mayhew to handle the burglary investigation and why?

2. What was Claire's punishment for hitting Allison?

3. What does Claire remember about the earrings she is wearing when she and Paul are robbed?

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

5. What does the man look like who robs Claire and Paul in the alley?

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

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

8. Why did Claire assault Allison Hendrickson?

9. How does Sam describe the man Helen marries after their divorce?

10. How is Claire's office decorated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in Pretty Girls? How does Slaughter create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Claire considered leaving Paul before they had been married a year. Why does she consider leaving Paul, and what do her actions reveal about the differences between loving someone and needing them?

Essay Topic 3

The tuition at Westerly Academy is $30,000. Most of the families are wealthy. How do Lydia, Rick, and Dee compare to the typical Westerly family?

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