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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 7, when does Noah think he will hear about Princeton?

2. How many runners in each state received lilac Nikes from the Nike company last year?

3. What was the name of Scott Childers' daughter who was the second murder victim?

4. In Chapter 12, what project are Ellie and Mila working on for school?

5. In Chapter 8, what is Ellie drinking on the party bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julia tell Stella right before Longshot?

2. What does Mila compare the scene at Foxfire Point to?

3. Who is Bethany, and why does Ellie miss her?

4. Why does Stella want to go to Georgetown?

5. What did Stella have to do to stay on the track team after an incident with Allison Tarley?

6. Why is Noah dating Ellie secretly?

7. What does Ellie remember about the Dark Years?

8. Why did the media refer to Edgewater as Deadwater?

9. Why do Stella and Mila have the same pair of Nike shoes?

10. What is the history of Ellacoya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in They'll Never Catch Us? How does the author create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

Stella has a reputation for being a loner. Why does Stella have a reputation for being a loner? What did she experience as a child that made her keep to herself? Why is Stella not a people person?

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