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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 kind of car did Lux's mother used to drive?

2. What does Lux's co-worker call her boyfriend before they meet, when he is a customer at the restaurant?

3. Where does Lux work as the book opens?

4. What do Amma and Brittany love about Rome?

5. What is Lux's boyfriend's full first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brittany say she and Amma want to go to Meroe Island?

2. How does Lux lose her mother?

3. What does Brittany do in Chapter Seven that is really dangerous?

4. How do Brittany and Amma say they met?

5. What does Lux say Nico should demand from Brittany and Amma to take them to Meroe Island?

6. Where were Lux and Nico originally supposed to live together?

7. Who does Lux once see on Nico's boat that upsets her?

8. What does Nico tell the girls about the history of Meroe Island?

9. What does Lux see in Chapter Seven that is a bad omen?

10. Why is Amma upset when they reach Meroe Island in Chapter Eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lux handle financial insecurity throughout her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hawkins describe Lux's approach to friendship throughout the novel, and how does it change throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are Lux's experiences at the Haleakala Resort in Maui, and how does Hawkins use them to explore and develop Lux's character in the rest of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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