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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. Over ten months, how many times did Sam visit Ben Carver?

2. In Chapter 22, what type of car is parked in front of the Fuller house when Claire approaches?

3. When Claire breaks into the house where Paul grew up, what can she and Lydia smell?

4. How old was Sheriff Huckabee when he died of a heart attack sitting at his computer reading Claire's email?

5. How close did Paul's parents live from where Julia disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nolan tell Claire about Paul's faked death?

2. In Chapter 22, what does Claire decide to do when she gets to the Fuller house?

3. What does Lydia remember about the bad times in her life when Claire tells her Paul had her followed?

4. What do Lydia and Claire find in the garage of Paul's childhood home?

5. What plans does Sam have in Chapter vi?

6. When Claire regains consciousness in Chapter 12, where is she and what is her condition?

7. Why has Claire forgotten about a storage room in the basement under the main house?

8. When did Claire consider leaving Paul, and why did she stay?

9. Why does Claire go to Lydia's house in Chapter 15, and what does she do there?

10. What does Lydia see when Paul takes the hood off her head, and where does she realize she is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Slaughter use artistic license to create the realistic background of Pretty Girls?

Essay Topic 3

Paul has a mild case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. How does Paul’s obsessive-compulsive disorder affect how he lives his life and interacts with others?

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