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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 school starts, what will have to end?

2. In Chapter 42, who tells readers there are some things a person will die without saying?

3. Who does Donny try to talk to first about the abuse against Meg?

4. What appears on Ruth's body?

5. Who rapes Meg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives at the Chandler home in Chapter 37 and what is the result of the visit?

2. Discuss the conversation David and Susan have in Chapter 43.

3. Discuss the plan that David and Susan concoct in order to escape the Chandler basement.

4. What information does Donny tell David in Chapter 27?

5. What happens when Ruth tells Meg that Susan will have to clean up the tea that is spilled?

6. Discuss the kiss shared between Meg and David.

7. What is Meg's response when David reminds her she can escape?

8. Discuss the things that each character does to Meg while she is captured in the basement at the Chandler house.

9. When David goes into the Chandler basement in Chapter 27, what does David find?

10. When David arrives at the Chandler's in Chapter 25, what does he find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the relationship between Donny and David and the role it plays in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the protagonist and antagonist in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of sexual aggression in the story and how it plays such a prominent role.

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