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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 is Matt's profession?

2. What did Jack go to jail for?

3. What does Meg want to buy from Starshine's business to help after Stuart's stroke?

4. Where does Gillian tell her father she will be when she goes to celebrate a Wiccan festival?

5. Where are the four girls found by their fathers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Addie finally tells Jack about how Chloe died?

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

7. How does Gillian get the Belladonna she wanted?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Jodi Picoult have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

What did Jack learn from his time in prison, and how did this knowledge affect his life when he was finally released from prison?

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