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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 did the students treat the bags?

2. What is Hannah talking about as Part 6 begins?

3. Who is the boy that enters the room where Jessica is passed out?

4. What was on the rack at the back of the room in Hannah's favorite class?

5. What does Tony have in his possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tony doing that causes Clay to pay him attention in the diner? Is his behavior odd?

2. What happened to Jessica at the Cottonwood party?

3. Who does Clay see walking down the hall at school?

4. Where did Hannah go the night she was house sitting for her father's friend?

5. What does Clay think about as he goes to his locker?

6. What are the two reasons that Clay is late for school for the first time in his life?

7. Why was Tony waiting for Clay outside of Rosie's diner?

8. How does listening to Hannah's tapes make Clay feel about their relationship?

9. What does Clay not want to have to do when he gets to school?

10. Why did Hannah include Clay in her tapes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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