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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper from which David shows Karen a clipping on page 156?
(a) The Bourne Courier-Telegraph.
(b) The Daily Telegraph.
(c) The Guardian.
(d) The Independent.

2. Where does Karen shoot Martin at the end of the second section of the novel?
(a) His groin.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His knee.
(d) His heart.

3. According to David on page 193, what had a teenage Karen not been?
(a) A willing participant.
(b) A helpless victim.
(c) A memorable face.
(d) A gifted student.

4. According to Karen on page 139, what point does Sarah's book omit?
(a) That Sarah's mother was wealthy.
(b) That Sarah's mother was elderly.
(c) That Sarah's mother was disabled.
(d) That Sarah's mother was deceased.

5. What does Sarah announce upon arriving at the final rehearsal for Martin's play?
(a) She is engaged.
(b) She is terminally ill.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is moving.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kare on page 150, what is the real force behind stardom?

2. What role does Karen ask Sarah to perform on page 185?

3. How does Karen describe her interest in David on page 175?

4. When Karen reads the original article on Martin's scandal, what does she learn?

5. According to Karen on page 152, with what is David obsessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karen ask Sarah to do following their meeting after Sarah's book signing? How does Sarah respond?

2. How does Karen act around Martin, as revealed on page 197? How might her comments indicate her true feelings?

3. How has David changed, both physically and emotionally, following his graduation from high school, as Karen explains on page 154?

4. Who is Manuel, according to Karen on page 163?

5. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's book? How does Karen herself feel about it? What information does Karen not tell Sarah?

6. How does David feel about the accusations against Martin, as revealed on page 193?

7. What information does Karen learn from the article, as revealed on page 165-166?

8. How does Karen surprise David during auditions for Martin's play? What is the result?

9. According to Karen at the start of the second section of the novel, what is the truth regarding the friendship between Sarah and Karen?

10. What career path did David follow after graduating from high school, as revealed on page 149? What failures did he experience, and what successes?

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