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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. How does Lauren deal with stress?

2. What kind of fruit was the wine that Marcy handed Gwen?

3. Who did Gwen pretend to be this time?

4. What was the last straw for Gwen?

5. What did Ian Forest want?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Frank encourage Gwen to give Stephen another chance?

2. Why does Gwen suspect Mr. Cody in Meredith's disappearance?

3. What did Sylvia Black used to do in her youth?

4. What did Gwen come to Marcy Bartlett for?

5. How did Gwen know which room Lauren was in?

6. How did Marcy find out that she was attracted to women?

7. What effect did Gwen's clothes have on her appearance?

8. Why was it so hard on the girls that were runaway from abusive situations when they entered the system?

9. What did Sherry underhandedly suggest and why?

10. How did Gwen gain access to the elevator, but shut down the interest afterwards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Meredith's kidnapping as a tool to help Gwen understand who she is. Explain how this contrived kidnapping led to Gwen's discovery of who she really is, along with who her parents are. Explain how this might not have been possible under different circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

Many cities have a dark underside to their wholesome image. What kind of image does the town of Providence provide in the book? On the website? Hypothesize on whether or not the writer of the book has been to the real city of Providence. Do you think the characters fit well in the actual city?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the placement of Jason Cross in the novel. How do you think this character's relationship will continue with Gwen when he reveals who he really is and why he was there? Explain how the number managed to get in the address book. Do you think it was by chance that the address book was the only thing left behind? Explain.

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