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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. How did Jenny react to Hannah's death?

3. What does Clay remember as Hannah tells about her first kiss?

4. Who is spying on Hannah using a camera bug?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hannah feel that the rest of her 13 reasons were either directly or indirectly related to this list?

2. What will happen if the recipients of the tapes do not listen to them and follow Hannah's map?

3. What technique does the author use to tell the main body of the story?

4. What happened between Hannah and Tyler Down?

5. What is the "Oh My Dollar Valentine's" event?

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

7. Where is Clay going after he leaves the post office?

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

9. How does Clay feel about Jenny?

10. What does Clay remember as he arrives at Hannah's old house, the first stop on the map?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Clay arrives at Tyler Down's house he finds Marcus Cooley already there. Marcus is upset with the way Tyler took advantage of Courtney and Hannah when he was a Peeping Tom. What is ironic about Marcus being upset by Tyler's behavior? How has Marcus's own behavior toward Hannah been? Do you think Marcus is really angry at Tyler, or is he angry at himself? Why do you feel the way you do?

Use examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mr. Porter and why is he included in the story? Do you think Mr. Porter cared about Hannah? Why or why not? What more could Mr. Porter have done to help Hannah? Is it fair that Mr. Porter is on the list and on the tapes? Why or why not? Do you think that Hannah could have allowed Mr. Porter to help her if she had been more open with him the day they met in his office? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is Bryce Walker a major character in this story?

1) List Hannah's interactions with Bryce in the book.

2) How have those interactions influenced Hannah's choices?

3) List Clay's interactions with Bryce in the book.

4) How have the memories of those interactions changed Clay?

Use examples from the text to answer the the question.

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