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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 old was Lydia when Claire met Paul?

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

3. What type of loafers is Helen wearing in Chapter 19 when she finds Claire in a bathroom?

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

5. Who called an ambulance when Sam had his stroke?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Anna Kilpatrick's body found?

5. What does Paul tell Claire about the videos and the murders in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in Pretty Girls? How does Slaughter create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Pretty Girls?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Slaughter use more metaphors or similes in Pretty Girls? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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