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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. How long does Paul say that Julia lasted?

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

3. In Chapter 19, how long does Adam tell Claire that he has been since it felt like he and Paul were really friends?

4. Where did Paul attend boarding school?

5. Near what town was the farm where Paul grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Claire shoot Paul with her first bullet, and how is he injured?

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

3. What plans does Sam have in Chapter vi?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Slaughter uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How and why does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

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

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

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