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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 Jack asking for in the hospital after his confrontation with Buckley?

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

3. What does Susie want Lindsey to find in Mr. Harvey's house?

4. During the one-year memorial, what are the neighbors doing to honor Susie?

5. Why does Buckley believe Abigail left the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Jack and Abigail confess that they both see Susie, how do they react?

3. How does Susie know her way around Hal's bike shop?

4. 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?

5. Why is riding the trains comforting to Susie?

6. What conflict does Mr. Harvey feel about reporting that his house has been broken into?

7. What is Buckley's short story about?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruth's relationship with Susie after Susie's death is in strong contrast to the relationship they had while Susie was still alive. Is the reader supposed to believe that Ruth has some kind of spiritual connection with Susie after she dies? Or is the reader supposed to believe that Ruth's connection with Susie is completely in her own mind? Use at least three specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Susie remain in her heaven for so long? Make sure to discuss at least three reasons why, as well as what was eventually needed for her to leave. Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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