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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. When was an article about Alison published in the Daily Princetonian?

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

4. What did a Senegalese driver at the garage see a customer abandon at a red light?

5. What time do children's games and relays start at the resort?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is known about the night Alison disappeared?

3. In Indigo Bay, how do guests spend time before dinner?

4. How did Clive get the nickname, Gogo?

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

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

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

8. What job does Emily get after college?

9. Where does Emily meet Clive to get her phone, and what is the place like?

10. How did finding Alison affect the actor's girlfriend?

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

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 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts?

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