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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 was the name of the guy that Conway says in Chapter 13 killed his wife and dog?

2. After Chris Harper's murder, how many sets of parents removed their daughters from the school?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Orla say about the art project she and her friends worked on the night before?

4. In Chapter 9, where was Becca during first study period the day before?

5. Whose dress did Selena plan to wear in Chapter 12 to the Valentine's dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephen think when he sees Holly in Chapter 1?

2. What was the Court and why did Becca hate it?

3. What did Julia, Holly, Becca, and Selena vow in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 10, how did Julia, Holly, Selena, and Becca get a key to the school?

5. In the Prologue, what was Holly wondering about, but kept forgetting to ask her friends about?

6. How did St. Kilda's survive the murder of Chris Harper according to Miss Eileen McKenna, the headmistress?

7. What does Conway tell the girls after they bring them together in Chapter 8?

8. Where were Selena, Holly, Julia, and Becca and what were they doing in Chapter 10?

9. How did Conway get food for her and Stephen in Chapter 11?

10. What does Conway tell Orla in Chapter 13 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conway and Stephen follow police procedure as they investigate the murder. What investigative tactics do Conway and Stephen use? Why is it important that they follow police procedures?

Essay Topic 2

The author features two groups of friends in the book. Who are the two groups of friends? How are the friends different and why is that important in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The detectives are from a very different social class than the students. What social class are the detectives? What social class are the students? How are their lives different? How has social class influenced the lives of the detectives and the lives of the students and the opportunities available to them?

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