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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 time does Lily arrive to help Alvah with her spring cleaning on Wednesday morning?

2. Where does Deedra Dean work?

3. Which door does the narrator use when she takes a walk in Chapter 1?

4. How long ago did Alvah York live in her own home?

5. How long has it been since the narrator has seen her sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How well did Lily know Pardon Albee?

2. Why is Lily's house a shotgun house?

3. What does Norvel Whitbread receive as compensation for serving as janitor at the Shakespeare Combined Church?

4. Describe Lily's backyard.

5. Why did Lily not confide in Claude Friedrich?

6. Did Lily have a key to the dentist's office when she first started cleaning there?

7. Why was Lily not able to return to her life after the kidnapping?

8. What disciplinary issues are handled at the preschool board meeting?

9. Why did Lily choose to live in Shakespeare?

10. Who does Lily call about the body in the park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Lily finally feels comfortable telling Marshall, and then Claude, that she had found the body. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether Lily is or is not the protagonist in the novel. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Claude Friedrich does not suspect Lily of the murder even though he believes she was hiding something. Cite examples from the novel.

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