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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. According to Alicia's diary in Part Three, what is the only thing keeping her sane?

2. Following the attack on Elif in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Three, who blames Theo for stirring things up?

3. What happens at the end of the final entry to Alicia's diary in Part Three?

4. In Part Four, Chapter Eighteen, whom does Stephanie blame for Alicia's overdose?

5. How does Theo describe what happened to Christian in Part Five, Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Theo in Part Five, Chapter Three, what will happen to the Grove? According to Julian McMahon, will happen to Theo's career?

2. According to Theo in Part Four, Chapter Fifteen, how does he know Alicia is lying to him?

3. What happens when Paul visits Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. What happens during the meeting in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Three?

5. How does Diomedes react in Part Four, Chapter Ten upon learning Alicia has spoken?

6. What does Theo notice in the Alcestis painting in Part Four, Chapter Six?

7. What happens when Theo confronts Christian in Part Four, Chapter Two?

8. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, why did Alicia kill Gabriel?

9. What happens when Theo and Alicia meet in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Four?

10. How is Theo's guilt discovered in Part Five, Chapter Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent does Alicia “speak” for herself in the novel? To what extent is she defined by other characters? What do others say about her? What does she say about herself? How does the reader resolve these multiple interpretations of her character?

Essay Topic 2

Alicia finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Theo and Alicia affect the story? How do the shifting timelines affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

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