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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. Including Alison, how many freshmen were admitted to the Princeton Modern Dance Ensemble?

2. On New Year's Eve, what song do Alison and Claire sing?

3. What was the name of Clive's mother's special friend before he moved to his grandmother's?

4. What is the ringtone of the iPhone Clive finds in his taxi?

5. How long had Clive's mother been gone when the island's firs ice plant opened?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Alison disappears before dinner one day and Claire follows her, where does Alison go?

2. How did Clive come to live with his grandmother when he was a boy?

3. How does Claire have her hair done at Saint X?

4. What celebrity arrives at Indigo Bay and who comes with him?

5. What two photos does Emily keep seeing as she searches for information about Alison online?

6. How did Clive get the nickname, Gogo?

7. Who is involved in the search for Alison?

8. What is Clive's life like in "Islands"?

9. Where do Claire's parents move and how does life change for her?

10. What type of diary did Alison keep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emily becomes obsessed with Clive. How and why does Emily become obsessed with Clive? How does her obsession affect her life?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Schaitkin use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place or places where a story happens. Where does Saint X take place? How does Claire/Emily feel about these places and why? How does changing locations after Alison’s death affect Claire/Emily?

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