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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 the only person who knows that Allison might be pregnant?

2. In Chapter 14, what color dress does Milly choose?

3. Where has Enzo gotten a job?

4. What is Archer fixing to eat in Chapter 21?

5. What day of the week is Dr. Baxter's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anders' story when he arrives at the gala?

2. What had Milly thought would happen when she met her grandmother, and what does she think of their meeting at brunch?

3. Where does Aubrey go in Chapter 23?

4. How does Aubrey decide on a dress for the gala?

5. What does Allison plan to shoplift from the pharmacy, and who catches her?

6. What happens after Anders arrives?

7. How does Aubrey's visit with Mildred go?

8. How does Allison lose the baby?

9. What does Jonah tell Aubrey when she wonders why Milly is so curt?

10. How does Archer apologize to Jonah in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in The Cousins? What questions does foreshadowing cause readers to ask themselves? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

JT asks Jonah to stand in for him on Gull Cove Island. Why does Jonah agree to pose as JT? What does he hope to accomplish by posing as JT? Why does he want revenge? Why does he later change his mind and decide he does not want revenge?

Essay Topic 3

Aubrey has always worked to please her father. Why has Aubrey always worked to please her father? How does their relationship change and why? Why does Aubrey come to the conclusion that her father does not deserve her efforts to please him?

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