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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. What is the scent of the shampoo Branley uses?
2. When Alex goes running every day in preparation to kill the man who killed her sister, what does an old lady always have for her when she runs past?
3. In Chapter 7, when did Peekay finally answer a call from Adam after learning that he was seeing Branley?
4. In Chapter 12, how many murders have been committed in the town?
5. How many puppies are dead in a black plastic garbage bag when Alex and Peekay investigate a report of puppies being tossed on the road?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alex remember about a trip to the state park in third grade?
2. What happens when Park reaches for Alex at the end of Chapter 7?
3. Why does Alex go jogging in Chapter 1?
4. What does Jack ask his father to help him do in Chapter 20?
5. Who does Jack offer to give a ride in Chapter 10?
6. What happens to Peekay in Chapter 23?
7. How is a dog dumped in Chapter 9, and how do Peekay and Alex deal with it?
8. Why does Alex stop Peekay from continuing to hit Branley?
9. Why does Peekay believe in God?
10. How does Adam finally break up with Peekay?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, Jack comments that he is "the guy who other people want to be" (24). Is Jack arrogant or simply confident in his abilities?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Female of the Species? How does the way that three first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters and events?
Essay Topic 3
Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does McGinnis use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting or easier to understand?
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