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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 was the name of the FBI agent that Sheriff Huckabee says he gave the tape of Julia to?

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

3. How long does Lydia remember that Dee cried after she was born?

4. Where does Claire put her wedding ring when the phone keeps ringing while she talks to Sheriff Huckabee?

5. How much does Claire pay a young employee to help her upload the contents of Paul's USB drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam tell Claire about the embezzlement and the rift between him and Paul?

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

3. Who did Sam visit for a time at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison and why?

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

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

6. What is Lydia's condition six weeks after the ordeal at the Fuller house?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 14, what are Claire's thoughts about the foiled burglary during the funeral and the involvement of Congressman Johnny Jackson and Captain Mayhew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ginny was a mean and difficult person for the first 80 years of her life. How does dementia change her personality, and why are family members uncomfortable with these changes?

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

Lydia tells Penelope Ward about Dee’s father. Is the story she tells a lie or a prevarication?

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