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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. Where does the third act of vandalism occur?

2. What is the name of the character Ellery's mother played on the 90s television show?

3. Malcolm hopes which individual can give his older brother a job?

4. What is Brooke holding in Chapter Fourteen?

5. What is the name of Malcolm's stepsister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the twins headed to Fright Farm in Chapter Twelve? Who drives them there? Why?

2. Who is Sarah, and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter Two?

3. What odd comments does Brooke make to Malcolm in Chapter Fourteen?

4. What does the reader learn about Sadie, the twins' mother, in Chapter One?

5. Who is Viv? What does the reader learn about her in Chapters Five and Six?

6. What question does Viv ask Malcolm in Chapter Fourteen? How does he respond?

7. What does the reader learn about the protagonist, Ellery Corcoran, in Chapter One?

8. What does the reader learn about Declan in Chapter Seven?

9. What tragic discovery do the twins, along with Nana and Melanie, make in Chapter One?

10. How does the vandal disrupt the pep rally in Chapter Thirteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the importance of the setting to the novel. How is the town’s name of Echo Ridge symbolic of the issues happening in the town? How does the setting influence the novel’s plot, characters, and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Malcolm and Declan. How are they similar, and how are they different? How is each wrongly treated by the people of Echo Ridge, and what are the effects of this treatment?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Two Can Keep a Secret. How does the title reflect the main characters? 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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