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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. According to Malcolm in Chapter Five, who is the third wheel in Katrin's friend group?

2. Who drives Brooke home in Chapter Fourteen?

3. What has excited Viv in Chapter Thirteen?

4. How was Lacey murdered, as Ellery explains in Chapter Six?

5. Malcolm and Mia observe which two people speaking in Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What news does Ryan Rodriguez deliver in Chapter Fifteen? How does Ellery respond?

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

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

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

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

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

Who was behind the murders in Echo Ridge? Who was behind the vandalism? What were the motives for these crimes? How do these crimes (and their perpetrators) say about the idea of crime and punishment?

Essay Topic 3

Did Ellery and her efforts cause more harm than good? Discuss the impact of Ellery’s “investigation” on the official investigation and the novel as a whole.

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