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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. Where was Alison's high school boyfriend attending college when she died?

2. Where does Emily find an apartment after college?

3. How old are Emily's parents after she finishes college?

4. How long has the actor who visits Saint X been a public figure?

5. When was Alison born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did students at Princeton say about Alison after she died?

2. What does Alison's roommate, Nika Ivanova, remember about Alison?

3. How does Desmond Phillips support his family?

4. How is meeting Clive affecting Emily's word?

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

6. What is known about the night Alison disappeared?

7. What does Claire look like at age 7?

8. Although Clive missed his mother, how was life in his grandmother's home better?

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

10. How and where is Alison's body found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Schaitkin use artistic license to create the realistic background of Saint X?

Essay Topic 3

In Saint X, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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