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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 does Ellery discover upon getting off the plane at the beginning of the novel?

2. On the way home from the airport, what begins to fall?

3. What is the name of the class president?

4. Who does Ellery see at the store in Chapter Eight?

5. Where does the third act of vandalism occur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What information does Ellery learn about Sarah in Chapter Eight?

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

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

7. Who are Mia and Daisy? What does the reader learn about them in Chapter Five?

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

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

10. Who was Sadie's date to homecoming? How did she feel about him, as she explains in Chapter Twelve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellery identifies several suspects over the course of the novel. Choose three individuals she suspected who were eventually proven innocent. How does each illustrate the theme of suspicion?

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

At various points throughout the novel, Ellery is cautioned against developing wild theories. How does these theories both help and hinder her in her search for the truth?

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