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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 Nate?
2. Who observes Jack's surgery as he is sewn back together after being attacked in the cornfield?
3. What gift does Samuel Heckler give Lindsey on the first Christmas after Susie's death?
4. Who drove Buckley to the hospital while he was choking when he was younger?
5. How old is Buckley when Susie dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Susie is murdered, what does Jack want desperately from his dead daughter?
2. What surprising advice does Ruana give Jack about what to do about his suspicions of Mr. Harvey?
3. What does Susie's heaven have?
4. Why does Grandma Lynn at first avoid Lindsey's questions about who her father suspects was involved in Susie's murder?
5. Why does Jack become suspicious of Mr. Harvey's involvement in Susie's death?
6. How do Buckley's family members respond when he mentions that he sees Susie all the time after her death?
7. What is Susie referring to when she speaks of her "Evensong"?
8. Who is Claire?
9. After she tells of her own murder, what embarrassing story about Lindsey does Susie recall?
10. Why does Nate have such a hard time believing Buckley when he says he sees his sister's ghost?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the character of Buckley used by Sebold to develop other characters and explain their emotional states throughout the novel? Make sure to use at least three different examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 12, Franny reminds Susie that her family can only move on when Susie lets them go. Discuss when exactly, if at all, this happens in The Lovely Bones, making sure to use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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