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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 subject does Ellery teach at Dutch Fields High School?

2. How many motorcycles did Ellery's ex-husband buy after their divorce?

3. How did Ben call off the wedding?

4. What did Ethan want Ellery to turn him into after he bought a wand?

5. What time does Ravi think he and Nina came back from the wedding dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Abby and Ellery become friends?

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

3. What is The Resort at Broken Point like?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Ellery do when she cannot text Abby?

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

10. How does Ellery discover a dead body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The resort has an eclectic art collection curated by Catherine Haring. What is the role of the art collection in The Unwedding? How does it advance the plot?

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

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?

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