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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. When Claire tells Paul she is leaving the house in Chapter 14, how often does she tell him to send her a photograph of Lydia?

2. When Claire took Paul to a gun range for his birthday, how long had Claire stayed in the range before she had to leave?

3. About how deep is the backyard at the house where Paul grew up?

4. To what bank does Claire send her mother in Chapter 19?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Paul tell Lydia about Sam's death?

3. What does Sam learn from a book Ben Carver has the warden give him?

4. Where does Claire tell Paul the USB drive is in Chapter 17?

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

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

7. How does Claire realize Paul is the masked man in the videos?

8. How does Claire upload the files from Paul's USB to the internet and send the information in an email?

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

10. In Chapter 19, what does Helen tell Claire she thought of Paul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Pretty Girls? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Characterization is the process an author uses to reveal a character’s personality. How does Slaughter reveal Paul’s character traits in Pretty Girls?

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