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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 is driving the car that picks the twins up from the airport?

3. Where is the party for Fright Fest employees held in Chapter Fourteen?

4. What is the name of the man Malcolm's mother married?

5. According to Mia in Chapter Five, to what city did her older sister move after graduating from college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is nominated for the homecoming court, as revealed in Chapter Nine? What is the reaction to this news?

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

6. Who is Lacey Kilduff? Who is Declan Kelly? What does the reader learn about them in the first two chapters of the novel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you classify the novel? Is it a young adult novel, a coming-of-age story, a thriller, or a mystery? Argue for one genre over the others using the novel’s characters, plot, and themes to support your answer.

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

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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