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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 is Brooke collapsed next to in Chapter Fourteen?

2. What favor does Katrin ask of Malcolm in Chapter Eleven?

3. According to Sadie in Chapter Four, which young man was very handsome when she was a teen?

4. Where does Malcolm meet his brother in Chapter Seven?

5. To where do Malcolm and Mia follow Daisy in Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What act of vandalism occurs in Chapter Three? Where does it occur, and who discovers it?

10. What do Ellery and Nana discuss regarding Ellery's future in Chapter Eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sadie’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good mother? In what ways is she a bad one? What does the novel say about the importance of motherhood?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

A red herring is a clue that is intended to mislead the reader. Choose three of the novel’s “red herrings” and discuss how they mislead both the protagonist and the reader.

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