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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 the name of the man Malcolm's mother married?

2. Who is crying in her car at the end of Chapter Ten?

3. Which student runs the school newspaper, as discussed in Chapter Six?

4. What happened to Ellery's mother's twin sister?

5. Vandalism targeting Ellery is spray painted on which building?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does Ellery meet upon going to Fright Fest for the first time? What happens there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Malcolm and Declan. How are they similar, and how are they different? How is each wrongly treated by the people of Echo Ridge, and what are the effects of this treatment?

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