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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 Sarah on page 91, Mr. Kingsley and the two English adults seem to form what?

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

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

4. What does CAPA stand for, as explained on page 2?

5. What does the senior who takes a special interest in David drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Sarah's mother meet with the principal of CAPA? What evidence on page 84 indicates something is very wrong with Sarah?

7. Who is Elli? What does she do for Sarah and the end of the first section of the novel?

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

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

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

How does Martin’s play symbolize the novel’s plot and themes? What similarities exist between Martin’s fictional world of the “real” world of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Heartbreak is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of heartbreak, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

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