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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 are the walls and rugs in Claire's house?

2. How many years of college does Lydia have?

3. What color is Paul's casket?

4. What type of dog is in the photo on Lydia's van?

5. How old was Claire when Julia went missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Claire tell Paul his life would be like without her?

2. What does Dee tell Lydia when Lydia is driving her to an away game?

3. What does Lydia tell Penelope Ward about Dee's father?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Captain Mayhew say that the videos Claire finds are fake?

9. Who is Lydia's boyfriend and what is he like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claire chooses to marry Paul. Why does Claire’s family believe marrying Paul is a mistake?

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Slaughter use more metaphors or similes in Pretty Girls? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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