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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. What items does Mr. Harvey remember stealing from memorials and graves with his mother?

2. Which college do Samuel and Lindsey graduate from?

3. By Chapter 20, as time goes on, what kinds of places does Mr. Harvey like to visit?

4. What does Buckley want to use Susie's old shirts for?

5. Who is Flora Hernandez?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lindsey so angry with her mother when she returns from California to see Jack in the hospital?

2. Why is riding the trains comforting to Susie?

3. Why is Ruth a celebrity in Susie's heaven?

4. Who is Mr. O'Dwyer?

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

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

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

8. What symptoms send Jack to the hospital after Buckley confronts him about dealing with Susie's death?

9. Why does Mr. Harvey feel he has to leave town after Lindsey breaks into his house?

10. What does Susie realize, while watching from her heaven, about her family after she has entered (and left) Ruth's body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susie's entering Ruth's body and then making love to Ray makes the leap from fiction to fantasy. Write an argument explaining why this leap does or does not work with the text and what literary devices Sebold uses to make the leap.

Essay Topic 2

There are many characters that appear throughout The Lovely Bones. Discuss the pros and cons of having so many characters in a text.

Essay Topic 3

Does Susie end up getting justice for her death? Explain why or why not, making sure to use evidence from the text to support your position.

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