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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 the name of the woman Jack's mother hires as a housekeeper?

2. What year was Jack born?

3. Who decided that Meg should not testify?

4. Who is Charlie's daughter?

5. What is Gillian's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of necklace did Chelsea wear during her testimony?

2. What do Jack and Addie choose to do at the end of the book?

3. How did Jack's father die?

4. What was Chelsea's version of what happened the night Gillian claimed to have been raped?

5. What does Addie say when she visits Jack after her visit to Loyal?

6. What happens to the woman who delivers a baby next to Annaliese?

7. Who was Emma, and how did she impact Jack's life?

8. What does Amos say to Gillian at the end of the book?

9. What does Roy do on the day Addie took the stand?

10. What does Chelsea tell Thomas in confidence, and what does Thomas do about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the major work of literature that is mirrored and alluded to in this book, and how does this affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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