View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Clive's favorite New York?

2. In "The Secret City," what time on aa Sunday morning does Jackie come to Emily's apartment?

3. In Alison's Global Justice class, how many people did she learn lived on less than two dollars a day?

4. What did Alison break when she went to a trip to Becca's ski house?

5. How old was Bery when she salvaged materials for her art from the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jackie come to see Emily in "The Secret City" on a Sunday in January?

2. What did Clive have to do to get his hack license?

3. What does Emily say about her nighttime meetings with Clive?

4. What pushes Emily to listen to Alison's other tapes?

5. What does Clive do on the anniversary of Alison's death?

6. What type of business ventures did Clive help Edwin with after they graduated from Everett Lyle Secondary School?

7. What does Emily learn about Alison's opinion of her?

8. What is Bery Wilson doing in New York City?

9. How does Jefe die?

10. After Clive was sick and out of work for a while, why did Sara call him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clive has had a crush on Sara ever since a Christmas pageant at school. Even though they have a child together, they are never close. How would you describe the relationship between Clive and Sara? Why are they never close?

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 847 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample