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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 do Ray and Ruth decide to kiss each other?

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

3. What team does Lindsey train to join?

4. Who is Jack asking for in the hospital after his confrontation with Buckley?

5. Why does Buckley believe Abigail left the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Samuel promise to do with the abandoned house he and Lindsey take shelter in after their college graduation?

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

5. What is bothering Jack while he is helping Lindsey learn how to shave her legs?

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 angry with her mother when she returns from California to see Jack in the hospital?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While the character of Mr. Harvey is quite complicated, Sebold lets the reader into his background, mindset, and psychology more than an average author might. Using what the reader knows about Mr. Harvey's dreams, discuss three aspects of his character that the reader may not otherwise have known about.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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