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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. When was the last time Jack was somebody's first boyfriend in Chapter 32?

2. Where does Peekay awake in Chapter 25?

3. At the end of Chapter 26, who calls Jack?

4. In Chapter 41, where does Alex find Sara's uncle?

5. In Chapter 32, when does Jack think that Alex should meet his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alex's mother wish she could do?

2. In Chapter 42, what pain does Jack notice in Alex?

3. In Chapter 40, how has Jack decorated a tree in the woods and why?

4. In Chapter 31, who has Alex told that she has a boyfriend?

5. Jack's mother tell him about Nick Craft?

6. Who is Brian Spurlani and what are Jack's thoughts about him?

7. What did Peekay want to do after seeing one of her parents' Christian magazines when she was little?

8. How does the basketball game end in Chapter 35?

9. How does Alex kill Sara's uncle?

10. Where does Peekay wake in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does McGinnis use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Peekay reveals to Alex that her real name is Claire. What does Peekay stand for? In what way is a nickname and also an image of who Peekay is or who people expect her to be?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Female of the Species and why is that incident the climax?

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