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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. Who walks out midway through the production performed by the English visitors?

2. According to the narrator on page 111, what does Sarah notice about David's car?

3. Upon greeting Sarah on page 128, on what aspect of Sarah does Elli comment?

4. How does Mr. Kingsley direct Sarah and David to communicate on page 55?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Kingsley exert direct influence over Sarah and David's relationship? What is the effect of this influence, as indicated on page 57?

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

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

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

6. How do the students feel about Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13?

7. Who are Sarah and David? What is the reader told about them at the beginning of the novel?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story through multiple perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of three different individuals affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a single perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how their time at CAPA foreshadows Sarah and Karen’s future selves. How does their time in high school impact these characters as adults?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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