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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. How old is Holly in Chapter 1?

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

3. What trees were Holly, Julia, Becca, and Selena under when they made a vow in Chapter 8?

4. Who do girls have to get the key from for a study room?

5. What is the name of the biggest and best shopping center within walking distance of Kilda's and Colm's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephen think about the car that Conway takes to go to Kilda's in Chapter 3 and about her driving?

2. In Chapter 2, where did Becca and Selena take Holly and Julia after they settled and had some free time?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Alison start screaming, and how does Mis McKenna dismiss what Alison claims to see?

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

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

6. In Chapter 13, what does Julia say about Chris and Joanne?

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

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

9. In Chapter 12, what ability did Holly, Julia, Becca, and Selena discover that they had?

10. How did Holly settle in in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joanne and her friends want Julia to have Selena break up with Chris. Why do Joanne and her friends want Selena to break up with Chris? What does jealousy have to do with Joanne and her friends wanting Julia to persuade Selena to break up with Chris?

Essay Topic 2

Conway and Stephen have selfish reasons for working together at the beginning of the book. Why do Conway and Stephen work together on the murder case? How does their relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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