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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. How did Hannah's grandfather supplement his income from woodturning?

2. How much money does Owen leave in Bailey's school locker?

3. What color is the piggybank in Bailey's room?

4. When Hannah calls Jake after Owen disappears, how long has it been since they spoke?

5. What was the girl wearing who gave Hannah a note from Owen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jules say that it is her fault that Owen is missing?

2. What does Jake tell Hannah about Owen and about what she should do?

3. Why did Owen tease Hannah that she lost everything?

4. How did Hannah become successful at woodturning or furniture making?

5. Who visits Hannah when she is in the yard of her workshop and why?

6. Who is Jules, and how did she and Hannah meet?

7. What does Hannah know about Olivia, Owen's first wife and Bailey's mother?

8. Who knocks on the front door in "If You Answer the Door for Strangers" and why?

9. Who is sitting on the bench on Hannah's front porch when she takes out the trash on the second day Owen is missing and why?

10. Why did Hannah grow up living with her grandfather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bailey hopes the truth about her father will be found soon when she meets Professor Cookman. What words from Einstein does Cookman tell to Bailey? What does he want her to realize about truth?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of The Last Thing He Told Me? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in The Last Thing He Told Me? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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