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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. Why does Abigail not want to go to Susie's one-year memorial?

2. What date marks the anniversary of Susie's murder?

3. What number on the back of Lindsey's shirt does Mr. Harvey see as she runs away from his house?

4. Who is Flora Hernandez?

5. How does Lynn react to her mother's accusation that she is having an affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Susie confess to Ray as he prepares to go visit the sinkhole before it is to be filled in?

2. As the neighbors are gathering for Susie's one-year memorial, what does Lindsey ask of her mother?

3. What leads Grandma Lynn to believe that Mr. Harvey is involved in Susie's killing?

4. How exactly does Lindsey break into Mr. Harvey's house?

5. While eating apple pie that Ruana brought to the Salmon family, what do Samuel and Lindsey learn about the house they want to fix up?

6. Why is the Salmon family tense about Fenerman coming to visit Jack and the rest of the family in the hospital after Jack's heart attack?

7. Why is Lindsey so upset when she sees a red scarf on Fenerman's desk one day when she stops in to see how her sister's case is going?

8. What is Buckley's short story about?

9. What can Susie physically feel that lets her know she is in Ruth's body?

10. Years after Susie's murder, what does Mr. Harvey dream of when he feels threatened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the name of the book means? Use at least three examples (or characters) from the text to support your hypothesis.

Essay Topic 2

Ruana's introduction into the text is quite complicated; she is simultaneously beautiful while suggesting hideous things. Present an argument, using at least three examples from the text, that Ruana is either a good OR a bad character. Make sure to support your position with quotes.

Essay Topic 3

Beginning fairly early in the novel, several characters claim to see Susie's ghost. Name two of these characters; discuss the circumstances of when, how, and where they see Susie; and describe how these early "sightings" can be interpreted as foreshadowing Susie's reappearance at the end of the novel.

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