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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 does Lindsey react to hearing that part of her sister's body has been found?

2. Who is Franny?

3. What did Mr. Harvey's father do for a living?

4. Where do Ruth and Ray spend a lot of time talking about Susie?

5. Which character informs the reader that Susie is not the first girl Mr. Harvey has killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ray and Ruth decide Susie must be happier after her murder?

2. How do Buckley's family members respond when he mentions that he sees Susie all the time after her death?

3. What first makes Susie start to think that there might be other heavens other than just her own?

4. After Susie is murdered, what does Jack want desperately from his dead daughter?

5. What does the reader learn about Susie from how easily she goes into Mr. Harvey's secret room?

6. What is Susie referring to when she speaks of her "Evensong"?

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

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

9. How does Susie describe heaven?

10. When Lindsey and Ruth are up late talking about Susie at the symposium, what does Lindsey say her bad dreams are about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The "Snapshots" chapter is unlike any other in The Lovely Bones. Discuss what function it serves in the text and why Sebold may have chosen to switch to this style in the middle of the novel (and then switch back in the very next chapter).

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the unique role that Franny plays in the text. What are the benefits of having her within the novel? What are the challenges?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout The Lovely Bones, there are many ghosts that come and go throughout the text. is the reader supposed to assume that they are real, or are they being used purely as a literary device? Use evidence from the text to support your argument.

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