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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 much time did Cassie give the others before she came back downstairs in Chapter 23?

2. Which of the housemates checked Lexie's pulse after the stabbing and thought she was dead?

3. In Chapter 22, how much time did Cassie have before she was leaving Whitethorn?

4. Who did Cassie drive with to Dublin Castle in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 11, where did Sam get information at a pub?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Daniel meet Abby?

2. In Chapter 13, how did Cassie, Daniel, and Rafe flush out the attacker?

3. What did John Naylor look like in Chapter 15?

4. What was Lexie like when she was May-Ruth?

5. In Chapter 23, what did Cassie do when they got back to Whitethorn and why?

6. What did Cassie ask Frank to do when he interviewed her in Chapter 22?

7. Who went to try to find Lexie after the stabbing, and why did Justin come back to the house after finding her?

8. In Chapter 11, where did Cassie make her phone calls and why?

9. In Chapter 12, what did the housemates discover about William March?

10. What did the attacker throw, and what note was on the object in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people of Glenskehy would have nothing to do with the occupants of Whitethorn House. Why would the villagers have nothing to do with the occupants of Whitethorn House? What role did class structure play in the strained relationships between the villagers and the housemates?

Essay Topic 2

Cassie saw the housemates as members of a family. Why did Cassie see the housemates as members of a family? What is conveyed about family units through the relationships between the housemates?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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