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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 does Jack say always pays his way?
2. In Chapter 39, what does Peekay remember Park paid for when she accidentally ended up at the same diner with him, Alex, and Jack?
3. Who is the highest on Jack's recent call list in Chapter 45?
4. Who calls Peekay when she is at the old church in Chapter 40?
5. When Peekay wakes in Chapter 25, how many missed calls does she have from her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alex kill Sara's uncle?
2. In Chapter 40, how has Jack decorated a tree in the woods and why?
3. In Chapter 28, where does Jack run with Alex?
4. How is Peekay's trauma handled?
5. What does Peekay tell her mom about what happened at the church?
6. Jack's mother tell him about Nick Craft?
7. What conversation has Jack had with his father about love, and why does he realize his father is right?
8. How has the newness faded in Jack's relationship with Alex in Chapter 37?
9. What does Jack think Alex did, and how did that cause him to abandon her?
10. Where does Peekay wake in Chapter 25?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alex and her mother spend most of their time when they are home avoiding one another. How would you describe the relationship between Alex and her mother, and why they are not close?
Essay Topic 2
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies McGinnis uses in The Female of the Species? How do these analogies help readers understand characters, events, or concepts?
Essay Topic 3
When the law cannot prosecute the man who kills Alex's sister, she kills him. When Ray Parsons and his friends nearly rape Peekay, Alex uses violence to punish them. Does Alex think she is meting out justice through her actions? Why is the type of justice she dispenses seen as vigilante justice?
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