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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 celebration does Gillian plan to honor with her friends?

2. What is Harlan's profession?

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

4. What was Catherine's father's name?

5. What is the name of Gillian's dad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Addie do after making Jack leave her house?

2. Why does Jack decide to stop in Salem Falls?

3. What does Starshine tell Gillian about when she comes to buy Belladonna from her?

4. What does Jack do when Gillian tries to talk to him at the diner?

5. Why is Addie's father arrested at the beginning of the book?

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

7. How does Aldo learn that Jack is very smart?

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

9. What does Jack do at the police station when he first comes to town?

10. How did Addie's mother die, and why does Roy feel so guilty about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Addie's religious fervor affect Jack in his future life outside of prison?

Essay Topic 3

Jodi Picoult includes some ingenious forms of irony in this book. What are some of these examples, and how does their ironic nature affect the plot?

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