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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. How far is it from the high school to the resort?

2. In Chapter 15, how long has Mila been on the cross country team?

3. In Chapter 17, who announces that girls will no longer run by themselves on trails or run before sunrise or after sunset with a partner?

4. How long was Stella suspended from track after the incident with Allison?

5. What year is the student who remembers Mila helping her with her spikes during practice one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stella remember about a barbecue the Johnsons invited everyone to when she was younger?

2. What is the course like at Tremont High?

3. What does Naomi say about Mila at her funeral?

4. What does Ellie tell Stella about where she was when Mila disappeared and how she spent her summer?

5. What secret language did Ellie and Stella used to have?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 14, what is Stella feeling about Mila?

7. What does Stella do after she wins in Chapter 26?

8. What is written on Stella's locker in Chapter 23, and who does Ellie think did the damage?

9. How do Stella and Ellie do in the race in Chapter 27?

10. What happened with Allison Traley?

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

Ellie believes that the world breaks little girls. Why does Ellie think the world breaks little girls? Why does she believe world encourages boys but tries to stomp out girls’ will, joy, and curiosity?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in They'll Never Catch Us? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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