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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 is Lux?

2. What does Lux almost step on in Chapter Twenty?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what is Lux dreaming of?

4. How do Eliza and Jake really meet?

5. How long does Eliza say she has known Jake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Jake show Lux that unsettles her?

4. How does Eliza first meet Jake?

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

6. What does Lux do to get revenge on her father for his callousness after her mother dies?

7. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Lux tell Eliza about her father?

8. What does Jake do in Chapter Thirteen to prove he is still carefree?

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

10. Why do the Kellys move out of England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Hawkins structures the book in such a way that switches between Lux's first-person perspective and third-person narration about Brittany and Amma? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hawkins explain Lux's decision to kill everyone at the end, when she decides to follow in Eliza's footsteps as she travels around the world, robbing and cheating rich, entitled men? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Through which characters, and how, does Hawkins explore the theme of revenge? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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