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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 Movement instructor on page 36, for what should Sarah feel thankful?

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

3. To what does the narrator compare Liam's arms on page 119?

4. What Latin term does the narrator use to describe David and Sarah's status with Mr. Kingsley following their failures in class?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With whom do the English People stay? What happens as a result?

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

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

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

6. Where does David go the summer before sophomore year? What does he do while there?

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

8. What is CAPA? What is the reader told about it at the beginning of the novel?

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

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 2

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 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Trust Exercise. How does the title reflect the three protagonists? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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