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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 is the floor in Adora's room made of?

2. Where was Ann Nash's body found?

3. What does Amma throw a tantrum over?

4. Why is Ann's hair messy in the picture Bob gives Camille?

5. How long did Adora stay in her room after Marian died?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Vickery bothered by Camille's presences in Wind Gap?

2. What are key characteristics about John Keene?

3. How does Camille know that Adora is uncomfortable?

4. How does Camille describe her mother when she sees her for the first time in Chapter 2?

5. What is Bob Nash's reaction when Camille asks him about the incident with Ann and a neighbor's bird?

6. How does Camille describe her hospital stay for her self-mutilation?

7. In Chapter 2, how does Bob Nash respond to Camille's presence at his front door?

8. What does Main Street of Wind Gap look like?

9. What does Bob Nash look like?

10. What makes Camille leave the Nash home at the end of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Camille and John Keene. How are these characters similar and different? What draws them to one another?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role that mental illnesses and disorders have on the text and the characters. How do these disorders impact the characters and their actions throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Flynn writes, "Luckily everyone drinks in Wind Gap" (82). What role does alcohol consumption play in the town?

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