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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 Nico tell Lux he wants to do with her that they have not done in a while in Chapter Eighteen?

2. What does Lux think of the newcomer?

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

4. What is Jake's last name?

5. Where does Chloe say she got the cash Amma sees in her bag?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do different characters react to betrayal? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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