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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. What does Clay find on the bookshelf where the Scribble Books are?

2. Where does Clay find an old cassette player?

3. Who was with Justin when Hannah first saw him?

4. What does Clay find waiting for him after school?

5. The story begins as a__________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Skye?

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

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

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

5. What does Clay find in the Scribble Book at Monet's?

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

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

8. Who is Alex Standall and what did he do to Hannah?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hannah's tapes:

1) Who is Hannah and why has she created the set of tapes?

2) How does Clay feel about receiving the tapes? How do you know he feels this way?

3) What is so shocking about Hannah's tapes?

4) Why do you think Clay received the tapes? What do you think he may have done to Hannah?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Ryan Shaver and why is he listed as one of Hannah's Thirteen Reasons? Why was Ryan's betrayal especially hurtful to Hannah? Do you think he intended to hurt her? Why or why not? What does Clay realize about Hannah's poem as he is listening to the tapes? How does his realization make him feel?

Use examples from the text to support your answers.

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