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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. Who calls Camille to complain about the article?

2. What does Camille begin to believe in Chapter 13?

3. Who is not welcomed at the party that Amma and Camille go to?

4. What is John's alibi for the night of Natalie's murder?

5. What happened with Natalie in art class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Camille learn about Natalie after talking to John in Chapter 10?

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

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

4. What is Meredith Wheeler upset about in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

9. What do Camille and Amma do in Chapter 12?

10. What happens at the Woodberry in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of death in the text. Look for specific scenes and examples that highlight how this theme is explored throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How is sexual violence used as a metaphor for power and pain in the text? Look at the different characters who inflict - as well as are victims of - this violence.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Marian's death. What impact did it have on Camille? How did it change her as a character?

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