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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 does Khalil think of Shane?

2. What doe Genevieve rub on her temples to ease migraines?

3. Who shows up to a panel Eva is on in Chapter 5?

4. What does Shane bribe Principal Scott with?

5. Where does Eva live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Eva Mercy?

2. What kind of internship does Shane get Ty?

3. How long has Shane been sober by 2019?

4. What letter is on Shane's wrist?

5. Who is Lizette?

6. What Ivy League school did Genevieve get into?

7. Who does Eva write about in her novels?

8. Who does Shane write about in his novels?

9. Who is Sebastian?

10. Who is Audre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of loneliness. Who in the novel experiences loneliness, and why? How do they cope with this loneliness? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of trauma. Who in the novel deals with trauma, and in what ways do they manage, challenge, or heal from it?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Eva's fascination with her mother's idea that the women in her family are cursed. In what ways have they been cursed? In what ways does Eva, as she puts it, break the curse? In other words, how is she different from the other women in her family?

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