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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. Whose voice does Clay feel will never leave his head?

2. What is the second stop on Hannah's map?

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

4. How long does Hannah wait for Marcus at Rosie's?

5. Who is at Tyler's house when Clay arrives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Marcus Cooley betray Hannah's trust?

5. Why is Clay reluctant to go to school?

6. Why would the author begin the story with a Prologue?

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

8. What rumors do Hannah and Clay remember during cassette 1, side A?

9. Why does Hannah wish for people to follow a map?

10. How does Hannah feel about Courtney Crimson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the book Clay expresses his feeling that the next person on the list, Jenny, doesn't deserve "one final day of peace." What has Jenny done that is so bad? What are her interactions with Hannah? Do you feel these interactions are the source of Clay's anger? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used heavily in the novel. Why might the author use this particular technique? How does it affect you as the reader? Did it cause you to read faster? More slowly? Did it keep you interested? Did it cause you to lose interest? Explain why you feel the ways you do.

Essay Topic 3

How many things that happen to Hannah in the story are a direct result of her loss of reputation? How is she treated differently by boys? Who has treated her differently? How was she treated differently by girls? Even if the rumors about Hannah and Justin were true, would she have deserved this type of treatment? Why or why not? Do you think that the author is trying to make a statement? If so, what statement is he trying to make?

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