Two Can Keep a Secret Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Karen M. McManus
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Two Can Keep a Secret Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Karen M. McManus
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What do Ellery promise to do on the way to the store in Chapter Eight?

2. What happened to Ellery's mother's twin sister?

3. What is the name of the man killed in a hit-and-run accident?

4. With whom are the twins going to stay while their mother is away?

5. According to Nana on the way to the store in Chapter Eight, what could Sadie and Sarah do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brooke doing when Ellery and Malcolm discover her in Chapter Fourteen?

2. Whom does Ellery meet upon going to Fright Fest for the first time? What happens there?

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

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

5. According to Sadie in Chapter Four, which Echo Ridge residents did she date while in high school?

6. What is the third act of vandalism, as revealed in Chapter Nine? When does it occur?

7. What strange occurrence do Malcolm and Mia observe in Chapter Eleven?

8. What does the reader learn about the setting, the town of Echo Ridge, in Chapter One?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Sarah and Lacey are not literally present in the story, they both play an important role. Discuss the role Sarah and Lacey play regarding the story’s plot and themes.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ellery experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

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