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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 sets off the blasts at Angel Quarry?

2. What is another word that the townspeople called Abenaki?

3. What is happening to the house that was torn down on the Pike property?

4. What does Ross fake at the Pike Property?

5. What does Spencer do to convince Eli he is telling the truth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Az's confession a true confession?

2. Why does Ruby throw the card game with Ross?

3. Why is Shelby bothered by words like kill or die?

4. How does Ross explain to Eli how much he loves Lia?

5. What does Ethan tell Lucy about their conditions?

6. When Cissy tries to tell her husband who her father is, what does Spencer do?

7. How does Eli discover how Cissy died?

8. Who are the Abenaki named for? What does Az wonder about their name?

9. How does Az view age?

10. What is Spencer's story about the night of Cissy's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Spencer says in the novel that some women are meant to change the world and others are meant to hold it together. What does he mean by this? What does this say about his views toward women?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author add important information about the case? Do you think the old newspaper clippings, police reports and interviews help or hurt the story line? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How does Ross know about Meredith's car accident? Is it the same as his?

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