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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. According to the narrator on page 1, what lasted the entirety of Sarah's freshman year?

2. When Sarah and Liam are together in the attic, how does Sarah describe her sensations?

3. What is the name of the teacher traveling with the English students?

4. In acting class, what exercise are David and Sarah forced to endlessly perform, according to the narrator on page 85?

5. What type of exercises are employed in the students' acting class, as explained on page 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sarah arrives at Mr. Kingsley's house at the end of the first section of the novel?

2. Why does Mr. Kingsley begin to take an interest in Sarah, as explained on page 45? What information does she tell him?

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

4. What act of revenge does Sarah take after the final performance of the musical? What effects does this act have?

5. What happens when Sarah confronts Mr. Kingsley about the situation with Joelle? What does he say, and how does she feel?

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

7. What has Sarah finally achieved? What has she learned from this achievement, as explained on page 97?

8. Why does Mr. Kingsley contact Sarah's mother? What is Sarah's reaction to this intervention?

9. What adults arrive with the English People and what does the narrator say about them?

10. Who are the English People, and why do they come to CAPA?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Karen’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a reliable narrator? In what ways is she unreliable?

Essay Topic 2

In the first section of the novel, Sarah believes that “love meant a shared secret” (17). Explain how this idea permeates the novel, using textual evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Sarah finds herself involved in several conflicts during the first section of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the other characters.

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