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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. Who first tries to interview Jack after Gillian's accusation?

2. How old was Addie when she was raped?

3. What was painted on the door of Jack's apartment after he made love to Addie?

4. What does Gillian steal from her father's company?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Addie get pregnant with Chloe?

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

3. What does Gillian say happened the night in the woods?

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

5. Why did Jack take Catherine to get some birth control pills?

6. What does Jack do when Wes tries to make Addie go on a date with her?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 2

Jack is able to forgive some of the people who did him wrong, but not all of them. Who was he not able to forgive, and how did this inability to forgive affect his life and theirs?

Essay Topic 3

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

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