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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 does Chloe often ask Amma and Brittany for?

2. What does Jake tell Lux about Robbie?

3. What does Eliza say she thinks of Lux as being in terms of personality?

4. What does Chloe bet Amma and Brittany in "Before"?

5. Where do Jake and Eliza meet for the first time in a long time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eighteen, what happens when Lux and Nico are about to have sex on the boat?

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

3. What did Robbie say his friend, who visited Meroe Island, was sure of?

4. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Lux begin to suspect about Nico?

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

6. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Jake do that shocks Lux?

7. In Chapter Fifteen, what does everyone on the island think of Robbie?

8. What does Amma tell Lux in Chapter Eighteen about how she and Brittany really met?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you think evolves the most significantly throughout the novel, and how does Hawkins portray this evolution? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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