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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 Jack's mother?

2. What is Althea's occupation?

3. What was the atropine mixed?

4. Where did Jack grow up?

5. What does Jordan say during his opening statements at the trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Charlie say to Addie at the end of the book?

3. What kind of people did Jack's mother used to bring home to help?

4. Why did Annaliese name her son Jack?

5. What does Jack refuse to do when he is in prison, and why?

6. Why does Jay think Jack really had a relationship with Catherine?

7. What does Charlie take Gillian to a store to do, and what does this cause him to do?

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

9. What does Jack say the girls were doing when he saw them in the woods?

10. What does Gillian do to her hair and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

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