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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. Whose idea is it to go to Meroe Island?

2. What does Brittany think a lot of guys do that is unattractive?

3. How do Eliza and Jake really meet?

4. Why does Jake say he sails?

5. What does Nico accuse Lux of doing in Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amma start to feel about Chloe when she and Brittany meet Chloe on their travels?

2. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Eliza show just Lux?

3. At the end of Chapter Nineteen, what does Lux see that breaks her heart?

4. In Chapter Fourteen, what changes on the island?

5. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Eliza ask Lux to do with her and Jake?

6. What does Lux discover about the Susannah's radio in Chapter Nineteen?

7. How does Eliza first meet Jake?

8. What does Eliza's mother get arrested for?

9. In Chapter Twenty-One, why does the group have to stay longer on Meroe Island?

10. In Chapter Twenty, what does Nico say during his and Lux's fight that makes her really angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Lux's experiences with her father throughout her mother's terminal illness affect her perceptions of men and loyalty? 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

How does Hawkins demonstrate and explain the radicalization of Brittany's character, especially through the lens of her relationship with Chloe/Eliza? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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