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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. Where did Noelle start watching for Ellie after they quit having tutoring sessions?
2. In Chapter 34, what is on the wallpaper in the room that used to be Poppy's?
3. In Chapter 43, what did Ellie dream that she gave birth to?
4. In Chapter 36, what type of squash did Noelle get Ellie to drink?
5. In Chapter 51, what day of the week are Floyd and Laurel having breakfast?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Ellie do after the baby was born?
2. What is Floyd's response when Laurel asks about the candlesticks in Poppy's room?
3. How did Floyd change after he became fixated on Laurel?
4. How did Noelle start stalking Ellie when the tutoring sessions ended?
5. What does Floyd realize when he sees Laurel sitting parked in her car on the street outside?
6. Why does Bonny call Laurel at work in Chapter 48?
7. What is Laurel thinking after she and Poppy put up a Christmas tree?
8. What happened when Ellie tried to throw a chair at Noelle?
9. How did Ellie feel in Chapter 40 after Noelle brought her supper?
10. Where did Ellie find herself after drinking a squash at Noelle's?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Then She Was Gone? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?
Essay Topic 2
Noelle blames everyone but herself for Ellie’s kidnapping. Who does Noelle blame for Ellie’s kidnapping? Why does she not blame herself?
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Jewell use foreshadowing in Then She Was Gone? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?
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