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

2. What type of poetry did Holly and the others need to write in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 8, who did Julia get a text from?

4. How old was the boy found dead at a private school that Stephen mentions in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 13, how many times does Orla say that she snuck out with Joanne and the others to meet Colm guys?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 6, what was the kid like who came up to Becca and what did he want?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 8, what does Conway tell Stephen about handling Becca, and why does he have to change his approach?

9. What was in the bag by the swing-set, and how did Holly feel about it in the Prologue?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adults and teens in the book blackmail one another. How do adults and teens blackmail one another? How are the ways they use blackmail similar or dissimilar? Are there times when the author seems to indicate that blackmail is justified?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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