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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. In Chapter 16, what jewelry is Milly wearing to the gala?

2. How tall is the gate that leads to Catmint House?

3. What statue is Donald Camden looking at when Allison comes down the stairs for the gala?

4. How did Kayla die?

5. Who does Aubrey's makeup for the gala?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is learned from a medical report Hazel brings over in Chapter 24 and what speculations are made about the information?

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

3. Why is Anders the only one that Allison can talk to about her fear of being pregnant?

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

5. What does Hazel bring to Archer's when she comes over in Chapter 19?

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

7. What slips out of Aubrey's pocket in Chapter 22?

8. What happens when Allison tries to talk to Matt about the pregnancy?

9. How does Allison lose the baby?

10. What is Mildred wearing when the cousins come over for brunch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

A butterfly effect is the theory that small changes can lead to a chain of events. What are a number of events in the book that might be attributed to the butterfly effect? What is communicated about the butterfly effect through these events?

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