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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 odd question does Becca ask Lily about Marie?

2. Why is the aftermath of the explosion surreal to Lily?

3. What is the first thing that Lily does when she gets home from the hospital?

4. What does Lily do to alarm the intruders that someone is in the house?

5. Why does Karen Kingsland die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What injuries does Claude sustain in the explosion and what steps will be taken to care for him?

2. Why has Lily chosen Shakespeare as her home?

3. How does Howell react to Lily's presence in his home while it was broken into?

4. What information does Jack share with Lily about why he is in Shakespeare?

5. What happens to Lily while she is at the Winthrop's to clean Beanie's closet?

6. What thoughts go through Lily's mind as she is cleaning Deedra's apartment in Chapter Seven?

7. What part does Lanette Glass play in the meeting at Golgotha Church?

8. Why does Lily tell Darcy and Cleve that she and Jack are seeing each other, and why does this anger Jack?

9. What does Lily do to help Jack while he is in her home?

10. What terrible event has happened to Lily and Jack in their pasts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jerrell Knopp is yelling at Deedra when the reader first meets him. Though he is not a character that Lily likes, he is not all wrong in his thinking. Analyze Jerrell by explaining what he is setting out to accomplish, how he is going to meet his goal, and how he is both wrong and right in his thinking.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jack's character affect the town of Shakespeare's residents? Does the town benefit from his being there, or does he make matters worse?

Essay Topic 3

Suspense is found throughout the novel. Note at least five incidences of suspense and analyze how it affects the tone and plot of the novel.

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