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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 Robbie say about Jake and Eliza?

2. What does Robbie have in his pocket when Lux and Jake find him?

3. What does Eliza spend years doing after her mother goes to jail?

4. What does Chloe say "douche" calls to in "Before"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Brittany do with Lux that makes her feel like a kid again?

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

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

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

9. How does Eliza first meet Jake?

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 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 3

How do the female characters in this novel use their sexuality to gain power and control in certain situations? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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