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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 is Ray Singh?

2. What team does Principal Caden want Lindsey to play on?

3. What piece of Susie's clothing is also found by police?

4. What takes Jack aback the first time he sees Ruana?

5. Who is Artie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tone does the first conversations between Susie and Franny have?

2. Why does Grandma Lynn at first avoid Lindsey's questions about who her father suspects was involved in Susie's murder?

3. What advice did Mr. Harvey's father give to him about how to construct buildings?

4. After Susie's murder, Lindsey has a rough time at school. What is it about school that makes her so angry?

5. What evidence does Jack give Detective Fenerman when he first calls to report Mr. Harvey as a suspect?

6. When was the last time Mr. Harvey saw his mother?

7. What treats do Susie and Holly find in their heavens?

8. How does Susie respond to Buckley's claim that he can see her ghost?

9. Why does Jack become suspicious of Mr. Harvey's involvement in Susie's death?

10. How do the police respond to Jack's constant phone calls about Mr. Harvey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detective Fenerman and the police department play a significant role in the story in The Lovely Bones, even if that role is made significant by their inaction. Discuss 1) how an author can use authority figures in a text, 2) how/if an author relies upon an inherent trust between the reader and authority figures, and 3) at least three ways the relationship between a reader and a text's authority figures can be manipulated (positively or negatively) in a story line.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in The Lovely Bones come of age throughout the novel. In a well argued essay, discuss 1) whether or not Susie can ever come of age, or if she will forever be the ghost of a 14-year-old girl, and 2) if she does come of age, when and how it happens in the text.

Essay Topic 3

The dreams (and nightmares) of several characters are explored throughout The Lovely Bones. Choose three characters, describe at least one dream (or type of dream) that character has, and discuss what it shows the reader about each character. Make sure to use quotations from the text.

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