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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. Where does Annabelle go to school?

2. Where did Shane write his first novel?

3. What does Lizette think about dead plants?

4. What happened to Shane's foster mom?

5. Who is Charlii?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Audre get suspended from school?

2. Who sent Shane to jail when he was 17?

3. Who does Eva have sex with while in public?

4. Who is the talk of Cece's party?

5. What does Shane agree to do as a favor for Eva?

6. How often does Lizette speak to Eva in the present day?

7. Whose old house is Shane staying in while in New York?

8. What does Audre make Shane promise?

9. What retail store did Eva work at as a teen?

10. What does Lizette do for a living in the present day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the book. Who in the novel experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore theme of home. What makes a home? In particular, where or with whom do the characters (namely Eva or Shane) feel at home? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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