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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 type of leggings is April wearing in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 2, what is the name of April's math teacher?

3. What did Matty and April's mothers used to do together?

4. What do Adam and April plan to watch after work in Chapter 17?

5. What test does April fail at the end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did April start working for Margo?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Adam tell April about himself?

3. How did Margo and April begin seeing one another?

4. What does April do on her lunch hour in Chapter 15?

5. Where does April get a job and what does it pay?

6. In Chapter 14, how does April end up staying at Adam's place?

7. When and where does April call Margo in Chapter 20?

8. Where is April able to get warm and get a shower in Chapter 10?

9. What does Margo tell April her father decided to do about the car she took?

10. What does April's father do after she takes his truck and gets groceries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially April?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in The People We Keep? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

April struggles to trust Ethan. Why does April struggle to trust Ethan? How does she learn to trust him?

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