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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. How old was Addie's daughter when she died?

2. What is the name of the woman Thomas takes to the dance?

3. Who hides the Book of Shadows after the accusation?

4. Why does Roy blame himself for his wife's death?

5. What does Gillian offer to do instead of going to a school dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gillian get the Belladonna she wanted?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Addie find out about Jack's conviction?

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

8. What did Wallace and Stuart say about young girls in the diner, and how did Jack respond to this?

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

10. What does Addie do when her fridge stops working?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why was the game show of Jeopardy such an important symbol in this book, and how did it change the course of the plot?

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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