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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 sort of medicine does Adora make Camille take in Chapter 13?

2. Where does Camille meet Richard in Chapter 8?

3. What is Meredith's main concern in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Amma want to go to college?

5. What does Adora do to Camille's hair the morning after the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the Woodberry in Chapter 9?

2. What is one of the stories that Camille tells Richard about Wind Gap's violent history?

3. What is Camille's experience at Katie Lacey's house in Chapter 9?

4. How does Adora's attitude toward Camille change when Camille is sick in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Camille decide to go to the Keene's at the start of Chapter 8?

6. What happens in the one room school house in the woods in Chapter 10?

7. What is Mrs. Keene's reaction to Camille in Chapter 8?

8. Why does Camille go to see Richard at the start of Chapter 12?

9. In Chapter 10, Camille sees John Keene up close for the first time. What does he look like?

10. What lies has Adora been telling Alan about Camille?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

It is revealed in the end of the text that Amma has been the killer all along. Go back through the text and trace instances where Flynn reveals that Amma is the killer. Analyze how Flynn is able to do this without giving away the ending.

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