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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 is the name of the hurricane that hits Sarah's hometown in the first section of the novel?

2. According to the narrator on page 67, how does Mr. Kingsley treat Sarah following her failures in class?

3. Whom does Mr. Kingsley call to complain about Sarah's job?

4. Upon leaving the party at the end of the first section of the novel, whom does Sarah call second?

5. The English visitors are touring with an adaptation of what play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the afterparty held at Mr. Kingsley's house? What does Sarah discover?

2. How does the illicit party held at Mr. Kingsley's house end? What happens to Sarah as a result?

3. What does Sarah learn about Martin while going shopping for the party? How does she react to this information?

4. What happens between Sarah and David on the first day of their sophomore year? What is the result of this occurrence?

5. Who is Erin O'Leary and how does Sarah feel about her? Why does she feel this way?

6. For what production are the CAPA students preparing as Sarah begins her sophomore year? What roles do Sarah and David play in this production?

7. Who is Mr. Kingsley? What is the reader told about him at the beginning of the novel? What indicates he might not be trustworthy?

8. What type of relationship does Sarah have with Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13? How does David feel about this?

9. Who is Manuel? What happens to him during auditions for the fall musical?

10. Who greets Sarah as she sits alone in the parking lot following the Candide performance? Where do they go and what do they do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Sarah and Karen. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this novel all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Several characters are obsessed with “moments of recognition,” or the moment one is truly seen. Discuss how this idea applies to Sarah, Karen, and Claire as well as what this idea means for the novel as a whole.

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