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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. In the first section of Part IV that focuses on Maggie, what is one significant item Maggie has saved that she thinks may prove the truth of her and Aaron Knodel's relationship?

2. What does the State argue is incriminating about the calls between Aaron Knodel and Maggie?

3. In the first section of Part III focusing on Lina, what bothers Lina about Aidan's behavior after they have sex?

4. In the first section focusing on Sloane in Part IV, what does Sloane think is funny about Wes during one of the restaurant's early New Year's Eve party?

5. Which friend was Sloane with when she was in a bad car accident in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Sloane begin to feel that her brother Gabe is disgusted by her for some reason that she can not understand?

2. Who are some of the state's witnesses that the prosecutor calls in support of Maggie during Aaron Knodel's trial?

3. What happens to Maggie after Aaron Knodel tells her their affair is over?

4. What kinds of health problems does Lina struggle with?

5. What does Maggie think about the balance of witnesses the state calls to support her side of the story and the witnesses the defense calls in support of Aaron Knodel?

6. How does Sloane's family handle the development of her severe eating disorder?

7. Under what circumstances does Sloane have a bad car accident?

8. Who finally approaches Sloane about her eating disorder?

9. What tragic event happens in Maggie Wilkens' family about six months after she tells her parents about her affair with Aaron Knodel?

10. What does Lina think is one of the main things that is wrong with the way her parents treat her and her siblings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Maggie's recollection of the aftermath of her relationship with Mateo. What impression does her family's and classmates' reactions to the relationship leave on Maggie?

Essay Topic 2

In the Prologue, Taddeo writes that she tells Maggie's story, in particular, through Maggie's eyes. Taddeo keeps her focus and point-of-view narrowly on Lina and Sloane, as well, telling their stories almost entirely from their own perspectives. Write an essay analyzing Taddeo's decision to tell each woman's stories almost entirely from their own points of view. How do you think this decision both strengthens and weakens this book?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Lina understands, and begins to deal with, her rape by several high school boys. How does Lina's perspective on this assault change as she grows from an adolescent into an adult? Cite specific references to the text to support your answer.

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