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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. Who does Stephen get a text from at the end of Chapter 25?

3. Who does Gemma say that she saw in the groundskeeper's shed who sold drugs?

4. Where did Gemma meet Julia in Chapter 22?

5. In Chapter 17, during what months does Stephen see that two numbers were showing up on Chris's phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does McKenna threaten to do if Conway and Stephen do not leave in Chapter 15, and how does Conway get to stay at the school?

2. What did Chris say about his sister?

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

4. What does Conway tell Stephen after speaking to Frank Mackey alone?

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

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

7. When did Chris stop texting Joanne?

8. In Chapter 21, how does Stephen tell Conway that Frank Mackey will act if they call him while they interview Holly?

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

10. What theory does Conway propose to Holly for why she and Stephen suspect that one of Holly's group killed Chris in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interview techniques are important when the detectives speak to witnesses and suspects. How do Stephen and Conway’s interview techniques differ? Who seems to be more adept at speaking with students and why? How do interview techniques determine the success of solving the case?

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

Becca wears jeans to the Valentine’s dance. Why does Becca wear jeans to the Valentine’s dance? Does she care what the other girls think of her choice? What does her decision to wear the jeans reveal about being your own person?

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