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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 has excited Viv in Chapter Thirteen?

2. What message is delivered at the end of Chapter Thirteen?

3. With what is Ellery obsessed?

4. Who drives the twins to Fright Farm in Chapter Twelve?

5. What was a random occurrence according to Ellery in Chapter Seventeen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What favor does Katrin ask of Malcolm in Chapter Eleven?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Sarah and Lacey are not literally present in the story, they both play an important role. Discuss the role Sarah and Lacey play regarding the story’s plot and themes.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Ellery and Malcolm affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one perspective?

Essay Topic 3

At what point in the story does it become clear that Ellery is truly in danger? Answer, providing examples from the text.

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