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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 time is it when Stephen goes outside in Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 25 what does Gemma say she was getting from the groundskeeper who sold drugs?

3. What day of the week did Chris and Selena first meet?

4. Who let Chris and Selena sit on the stairs in Chapter 14?

5. Who was with Joanne when she filmed a video of Chris and Selena?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what does Stephen learn from Gemma?

2. In Chapter 17, why does Conway think that the girls are seeing Chris?

3. In Chapter 14, what did Selena ask Miss Long to do and why?

4. How did Finn tell Julia that he got out at night in Chapter 20?

5. Why was it unusual in Chapter 22 for Gemma to ride the bus to school?

6. What did Chris say about his sister?

7. What did Chris tell Selena that he wanted to do when he got older?

8. What text did Stephen receive at the end of Chapter 25, and what did he realize?

9. In Chapter 19, what did Alison say that she saw Holly do?

10. In Chapter 20, why did Joanne and her group approach Julia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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