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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. In the wake of Brooke's disappearance, what has been canceled in Chapter Twenty?
2. The broken figurine in Chapter Nineteen is an example of what literary device?
3. Where does the target of the group's surveillance go in Chapter Twenty?
4. Whom does the group follow in Chapter Twenty?
5. Who is quoted in the article run by the major newspaper in Chapter Twenty-One?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ellery gain access to the office in Chapter Twenty-Five? What does she do there?
2. What happens when Mia confronts Daisy in Chapter Twenty-Four? What do they learn?
3. What information does Malcolm tell Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen? What information does he omit?
4. According to Ellery and Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-Four, who is guilty of the hit-and-run? How do they know this?
5. What does Malcolm learn about Viv's plans for the anniversary article in Chapter Twenty-Three?
6. What shocks Ellery about the article published in Chapter Twenty-One?
7. Whom does Ellery come to suspect in Chapter Thirty? What makes her believe this?
8. What happened to Sarah, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
9. What does Ellery discover in Chapter Twenty-Eight? What leads her to this discovery?
10. Whom do Ellery and Malcolm suspect in Chapter Twenty-Six? Why? What do they plan to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At various points throughout the novel, Ellery is cautioned against developing wild theories. How does these theories both help and hinder her in her search for the truth?
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
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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