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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 have the police ended?

2. Who is Mrs. Mercer?

3. Who is Clarice?

4. What does Emma observe near Nisha's locker the next morning?

5. Who is Emma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Emma and Nisha are handing out tennis outfits?

2. Why does Emma go to the park and who does she meet there who ends up playing tennis with Emma?

3. What memory does Sutton relate about swimming at a hot spring?

4. What does the note say that was left on the windshield of Sutton's car?

5. Who does Emma meet outside and what does Sutton vaguely recall about the young man?

6. What does Emma hope about Sutton as Emma is being dragged to the party and how does Emma try to contact Sutton?

7. Where does Emma disembark from the bus and what do she and Alex talk about?

8. How does Emma find out where Sutton lives?

9. Where do Sutton's friends drag Emma?

10. What happened to Sutton over the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Lying Game.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Lying Game. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Lying Game. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think The Lying Game is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of The Lying Game and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why The Lying Game is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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