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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 Amma say Nico is good at to Lux?

2. Who does Eliza's mother have an affair with?

3. What does Lux think Jake is in comparison to Nico?

4. What does Jake teach Lux to do in Chapter Sixteen?

5. What is Jake's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter Twenty, what does Lux find on Eliza's and Jake's boat?

8. What really personal information does Amma share about Brittany with Lux?

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

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 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

Do you think Hawkins' ending to the novel is realistic? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hawkins treat the topic of survival, and through which characters? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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