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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. In Chapter 22, what color lip gloss did Gemma use?

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

3. Who does Holly say made up the card with Chris's photo in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 20, who took the photo of Julia outside at midnight?

5. Where did Gemma meet Julia in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Julia arrange to meet Chris and what did she do when she met him at night in Chapter 24?

5. What does Selena say she figured out about her relationship with Chris after he died?

6. In Chapter 22, who talked to Julia on the bus, and what did they discuss?

7. In Chapter 18, how did Chris get a phone to Selena?

8. What was the story of the ghost nun?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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