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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 sport did Jack used to coach for a girls' school?

2. What is the name of the school at which Jack used to teach?

3. Why is Mountain given such control in prison?

4. What does Roy do to break the tension when he is caught drinking in the diner?

5. What impresses Addie about Jack while they watch TV together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gillian do when she visits her father's workplace?

2. What happens when Jack sees a plate of uneaten food in the diner one night?

3. What is Jordan doing when he is assigned to Jack's case?

4. Why does Amos think Jack raped Gillian?

5. What does Charlie Saxton choose to do when he hears that Jack is a convicted sex offender?

6. Why is Jordan so surprised to see who Thomas is taking to the dance?

7. When does Gillian say she was raped, and what happens after she says this?

8. What does Jack do to help Addie when he first meets her in her diner?

9. How does Addie thank Jack for his help when they first meet?

10. What does Meg do after she gets home from the Wiccan festival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

Essay Topic 2

What are some examples of Addie's quick and clever mind, and how did these examples affect the other people in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

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