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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. Who struck Hannah leaving her scarred?

2. What audience is this novel written for?

3. Who did Alex identify as having the Best Ass in the freshman class?

4. Hannah feels that most of her Thirteen Reasons happened as a result of?

5. What grade is Hannah in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Courtney included in Hannah's tapes?

2. How does Clay feel about Jenny?

3. What is Clay Jensen doing as the story opens?

4. How did Hannah meet Jessica and Alex?

5. What happened to Hannah at the Blue Spot Liquor store, the second stop on the map?

6. What is Clay thinking about as Hannah is recounting the Valentine's event?

7. How does Clay's chat with the server at Monet's cause him to wonder about himself?

8. What happened as a result of Hannah's Valentine matches?

9. How does Clay feel about what he has heard on the tapes he is mailing to Jenny?

10. What is the relationship like between Clay and his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Thirteen Reasons Why" is written in two different tenses. The Prologue and Part 9 are written in the present; Parts 1 through 8 are written as a flashback. Why do you think the author chose to write the story this way? Do you think it added to the story? Why or why not? How does the telling of the story contribute to the suspense? The action? Use examples from the story to answer the question.

Essay Topic 2

It is certain that many people negatively affected Hannah's life. She was betrayed and treated poorly by a number of people she trusted and others that she didn't trust. However, Hannah seems to have made some choices throughout the book that put her in harm's way.

Give 5 examples of how Hannah put herself in situations where she could be treated poorly.

1) Explain what Hannah could have done differently.

2) Why do you think Hannah did these things?

Essay Topic 3

How has Hannah damaged Clay's feelings about himself? Do you think this was her intent when she included him in the tapes? How do you know? Should Clay (or any of the others) feel partially responsible for Hannah's death? Why or why not?

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