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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 did the journal writer dream of doing after his mother told him she was leaving?

2. In Chapter 16, where does Fred go after he walks Mariana down to the street from his room?

3. What is Serena finishing when Mariana and Zoe see her at the bar in Part 3, Chapter 9?

4. Who discovers the body in Part 3, Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 5, how many pages did the journal writer say were missing from a journal in wrote in after his mother left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of man was the journal writer's father?

2. What does Mariana find in Zoe's stuffed animal, Zebra?

3. What does Zoe say about the letter Mariana found in Zebra?

4. What is the dining hall like where Mariana and Zoe meet Clarissa and have dinner?

5. What does Elsie find under the door for Mariana in Chapter 19?

6. Why does Fred call Mariana in Part 5, Chapter 4?

7. What job does Mariana recommend to Theo when he says he is not happy at Broadmoor?

8. How were Tara and Veronica killed?

9. In Chapter 4, what does Mariana see when she follows Morris?

10. What does Mariana discover in Part 3, Chapter 13, in Fosca's rooms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The journal writer (Sebastian) sees times in his life that led him to learn how to hate. What are some turning points in Sebastian’s life? How did those incidents affect the man he became?

Essay Topic 2

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphany does Mariana have about her father? What epiphany does the journal writer (Sebastian) have about his mother? Do these epiphanies have a positive or negative effect on Mariana and on Sebastian’s lives?

Essay Topic 3

The journal writer (Sebastian) thinks his birth should have been heralded by predictions of disaster. Why does Sebastian think his birth should have been heralded by predictions of disaster? Why does he believe his fate was decided at his birth?

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