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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 is Catherine Herring wearing when she announces that the wedding did not take place?

2. In Chapter 20, who tells Ellery that someone else has died?

3. How old is Ellery?

4. In what part of California is The Resort at Broken Point?

5. How long after Ravi and Nina left the wedding dinner does Ellery think she left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Ellery's therapist, Macy, told her to do when she focuses on "what ifs and what nows" (50)?

2. Why is Maddox helping Nat and other staff members?

3. Why does Ravi think he, Ellery, and Nina need to team up and see if Ben's death was a murder, and how do Ellery and Nina feel about teaming up?

4. How did Abby and Ellery become friends?

5. What are the food and decorations like that were prepared for the wedding?

6. Who comes and hammers on Ellery's door at the end of Chapter 20 and why?

7. Did Ellery know there were problem in her marriage before the divorce?

8. What does the staff do for lunch on Sunday?

9. What happened after "The accident" (45)?

10. How does Ellery discover a dead body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Condie use more metaphors or similes in The Unwedding? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine characters and situations?

Essay Topic 2

In The Unwedding, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Condie uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about characters and the past in The Unwedding?

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