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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. Where does Billy meet with Risa?

2. In what state does Dolores live?

3. What does Billy consider himself to be in the house?

4. Who is the bus passenger who has a learning disability?

5. Who is the Ansel twins' father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mitchell's personal sorrow regarding his daughter, Zoe?

2. What can Billy relate about what happened after the accident.

3. What was Billy's personal situation at the time he met Risa?

4. Explain how Nichole has divided her life.

5. Why is Nichole Burnell so important to Mitchell and his case?

6. Who comes to Dolores' aid as she struggles with Abbott's wheelchair in the grandstand?

7. What is Mitchell Stephenson's opinion about the bus crash being an accident?

8. What brought Mitchell Stephenson to the town of Sam Dent?

9. Describe Nichole's new bedroom.

10. From whose perspective is Chapter 4 written?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyone tells Nichole Burnell that she is lucky to have survived the bus crash. Explain why Nichole doesn't necessarily agree with this statement.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses the literary technique of flashback to explain Mitchell's intensity about starting this new case. Why did the author include this flashback? Why does it help explain Mitchell as a character? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Nichole's being confined to a wheelchair as her long-awaited freedom from her father's sexual abuse.

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