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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 20, who tells Ellery that someone else has died?

2. Where did Ellery grow up?

3. What time is dinner on Sunday at the resort?

4. What is served for dessert from the wedding buffet?

5. What type of water bottle does Ellery bring on a hike?

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. How does Ellery discover a dead body?

3. What announcement does Catherine Haring make at dinner on Saturday night?

4. How did Abby and Ellery become friends?

5. What does Ellery remember about a visit to the British Museum?

6. 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?

7. What is The Resort at Broken Point like?

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

9. Why is Ellery at The Resort at Broken Point alone?

10. Why can the police not come after Ben's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast people, places or things in a narrative. How does Condie use juxtaposition to show contrast Ellery’s loss and the wedding? How does juxtaposition help readers understand similarities and differences between Ellery’s loss and the wedding?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Condie use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Unwedding?

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