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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. Where are cameras hiding in the Fulton house?

2. Where did Sheriff Huckabee find the tapes of Julia being tortured?

3. Where did Nolan arrest Paul for the embezzlement?

4. What book does Claire use as tinder to start a fire at the Fuller house?

5. How old was Julia when she had her first real boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sheriff Huckabee say that he learned about the porn videos and Julia?

3. Why did Claire's father always say Sunday was the most dangerous day to be on the road?

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

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

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

7. What does Claire tell Lydia she does all day?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Victim blaming shifts the blame from the perpetrator of the crime to the victim. What are some examples of victim blaming in Pretty Girls? How does victim blaming affect characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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