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. Where does Malcolm meet his brother in Chapter Seven?

2. Where is the twins' mother as the novel opens?

3. What is the name of Ellery's twin brother?

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

5. What song does the band play in Chapter Thirteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information do the twins get from the yearbooks in Chapter Ten?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the second act of vandalism? Where does it occur? Who discovers it?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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