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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 is Laney Thacker's child?

2. What does Alix do that is a violation of Emira's privacy?

3. Who comes to Alix's house in high school that leads her to call the police?

4. Who was Alix's housekeeper in high school?

5. What does Alix do on a weekly basis with Kelley in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Emira and her friends when Kelley shows up to the bar with them in Chapter 5?

2. Why is Alix attracted to Emira rather than to someone who knows and admires her own work when she is hiring a babysitter?

3. What story does Kelley tell Emira about his high school girlfriend to demonstrate how rich she was?

4. Why does Mrs. Chamberlain ask Emira to take Briar to the grocery store late at night in Part I?

5. How does Alix receive so much free merchandise?

6. When does the reader realize that Alix and Kelley dated in high school?

7. In Chapter 6, what gift does Alix give to Emira that has some significance to Emira?

8. Why do Alix and Peter move to Philadelphia?

9. In Chapter 6, why does Alix look at Emira's phone surreptitiously and regularly?

10. Why does Alix tell Kelley she called the police on Robbier Cormier outside of her house in high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Alix Chamberlain is capable of exploring her own mistakes and moral lapses in relation to her attitudes towards both Emira and Kelley? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Emira so annoyed with Alix when Alix opts to get Briar a new fish rather than to have a conversation with Briar about her old fish dying? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you characterize Alix's feelings about Emira, and how do they change over the course of the novel? Why do her feelings toward Emira change?

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