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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. Which family is Dolores' first stop on her route?

2. Which of the theories do the people in town not offer up?

3. What runs out of the area in #30 and frightens Dolores?

4. Where had Risa been waiting for Billy?

5. For what is the area in #30 known?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dolores' reputation and why does she take such pride in it?

2. From whose perspective is Chapter 2 written?

3. How does Dolores describe the Lamston kids?

4. What are people's reactions when Nichole Burnell enters the grandstand?

5. How many people tell this story?

6. How does Billy react to his wife's death?

7. What does Dolores mean when she says that she always acted as if things were real?

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

9. Explain how Nichole has divided her life.

10. What does Dolores find particularly sad about Billy Ansel?

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

Nichole has suffered through years of sexual abuse from her father. What is her state of mind as a result of the abuse? How does Nichole view the world as a result of what her father has done? Will Nichole ever be able to love and trust anyone in her life?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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